Human Resources committee  I would hope not. What you have to understand is that you want to protect the property—

Human Resources committee  It's not a yes or no. It's not that simple, with all due respect. The reality is—

Human Resources committee  I'm trying to answer your question, with respect. You have employers who can maintain the apparatus if they have products that are perishable goods, for example. They can deal with that under this legislation. If the operation can't function with replacement workers, that's fin

Human Resources committee  On revenue generation, the act seems pretty clear. They wouldn't be able to perform the production that replaces a worker.

Human Resources committee  Thanks very much, Mr. Chairman. Earlier, Ms. Davies asked if there were some suggestions we had. I think this is the primary fundamental bill that we support. If we can deal with the essential services question, which I know concerns the members, I think that's being addressed.

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  It reads: The measures referred to in subsection (2.2) shall exclusively be conservation measures and not measures to allow the continuation of the production of goods or services otherwise prohibited by subsection (2.1).

Human Resources committee  You can conserve and maintain the apparatus.

Human Resources committee  The employer. This is an improvement over last year's bill, which didn't have provisions for this. We think this is a better provision, especially for the employer.

Human Resources committee  There shouldn't be a continuation of production facilities because that would escalate exactly what we are trying to minimize by reducing the friction occurring when workers who exercise their legal right to strike see their jobs threatened because they've exercised that right.

Human Resources committee  They can operate the business, as the legislation proposes, and we support it, and that is to maintain the business, to make it prime. You know, there's not a big bad union here. We take a vote, and 66 2/3% of the voters must vote before there's a strike. So it's nonsense that

Human Resources committee  I know it's awful. It's an awful, painful experience. But sometimes that jars the parties into thinking, “What have we done? Where have we gone? Let's bring this back together and find a solution.” That's why we know, and are convinced, that if we can take away that impediment, i

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Regan. First of all, if marriages lasted 97% and 98% and had that record, I think most people would say that's very successful, and when we put this into context, for the disputes that we have and for all the agreements that we settle, we're doing a pretty good jo

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair. First, I want to apologize for only having our presentation in English. Our translator couldn't get it done last night. I apologize to the members. We can get it translated quickly and will send it to the clerk. I've also left for you a copy of a