Mr. Speaker, I stand with all postal workers across Canada and in my riding of North Island—Powell River. Can members imagine being paid so little that they could not afford the very basics for living while their bosses were making hundreds of thousands of dollars every year? Why is it that management feels comfortable padding its pockets and then points the blame at those who strike? They are people brave enough to put themselves in a place where they are not getting paid, and they have now have lost their benefits. I say shame on them.
I have stood on the picket line with some of these folks, and when I get home, I will join them again if they are still not able to do the jobs they desperately want to do. The Conservatives will never stand on the picket line, fighting alongside those brave union members, who have made this country better for every single Canadian with their actions. The Liberals need to stop interrupting the process and allow for fair negotiations.
I thank the postal workers who are still collecting letters for Santa and delivering, in some cases without pay, cheques to the most vulnerable. I stand in solidarity with them.