Human Resources committee  Technically, discretion signifies that the board must consider all of the circumstances surrounding the situation at issue and decide, given the circumstances, which method will reflect the views of the workers. It is up to the board to determine its own rules. I cannot answer m

Human Resources committee  Yes, if memory serves, that provision has been a part of the law for decades and has worked very well. The federal public sector is slightly different from the federal private sector, in that it involves important organizations and very complex negotiation units. At the time, le

Human Resources committee  There is a long-standing provision in the Canada Labour Code that entitles members to ask for free copies of the financial statements of their union. The form and content of these statements are not described in detail.

Human Resources committee  Normally, that is included. If the information is not sufficient, the board has the power to ask the union to provide more detailed information.

Human Resources committee  I don't know.

Human Resources committee  I expect that that varies according to the union. The union may make that choice, or the members may ask questions on that, but to my knowledge there is no law forcing the union to disclose that information.

Human Resources committee  Yes, of course, because if Bill C-4 is adopted, the number of votes held by these two boards will certainly decrease, which will reduce their expenses or the funds allocated to these matters.

Human Resources committee  I would say the majority of studies that have been conducted into this question, certainly those in Canada, indicate as you suggest, that the introduction of mandatory voting does reduce the number of applications for certification, their success rate, and ultimately the union de

Human Resources committee  I won't comment on whether it's overburdensome, but it is clear that compared to the reporting requirements under the Canada Labour Code, which are to provide members with existing financial statements, that entails less effort on the part of a union than it would be to respect a

Pay Equity committee  That's right.

Pay Equity committee  Thank you very much. Thank you very much for inviting me this afternoon. I had the advantage of knowing what my colleagues were going to present, so I will not repeat anything that they've gone through. I thought I would use my time instead to focus on what the Minister of Empl

Pay Equity committee  The title of the deck is “Pay Equity—The Federal Private Sector”, and it's coloured in mauve and green. As I was saying, I'll speak first about the federal private sector. I'll then speak briefly, toward the end of my presentation, about the various roles and activities played b

Pay Equity committee  I'll try. Thank you for the question. With respect to the first part of your question, I think most experts would probably agree that legislation alone, particularly legislation on pay equity, will not by itself entirely close the gender wage gap. As my colleague from Status of

Pay Equity committee  I can only answer partly. I'm not familiar with the non-unionized occupations in those sectors. What I will say is, where there is unionization, all the pay grades are public. They're contained in the collective agreement. What I don't know is how many unions and companies go t

Pay Equity committee  I can't speak from personal knowledge of what happened or didn't happen in the wake of the report being published. I know from the record that the government of the day responded by saying that it felt there was not a sufficient consensus among all the stakeholders who would be a