Public Safety committee  Balance to exclusions: there needs to be referencing directly in the bill that will permit collaboration between management and employees, both in enforceable committee meetings as well as things left to the collective bargaining table, to ensure proper working conditions.

Public Safety committee  I would take that bet. I would absolutely take that bet to the bank.

Public Safety committee  Here's one of the key components to understand, if I may speak, Rae. The thing with exclusions is this. By default, they're saying that concerning our working conditions or our unsafe working environment we can make a complaint under the Canada Labour Code. That's after the fac

Public Safety committee  Yes, I can. In 2001 I was subject to rifle fire at the Fishing Lake First Nation reserve. I was 75 yards away from the door. I'm a very good shot. I'm what's known as a “crown shooter”. I did not have the right tool to perform my duties and defend myself or anyone else in the pu

Public Safety committee  I have only one copy, but I'll gladly pass it around to the committee while we speak. This is an order issued from Commissioner Paulson. It was signed on February 12, 2016. It's a direction for divisional staff relation representatives, who include me. I would draw your attention

Public Safety committee  Fundamentally, with the application from the MPAO side it was a lack of independence for management that was probably the key component. It's very difficult to utilize the system for resolution for workplace conflict, difficulty, harassment, safety concerns, when your program of

Public Safety committee  What they've done with respect to that is the residual management right, which is recognized in labour law. With the residual management right within collective bargaining, there are certain things we could not encroach on, but what is supported within other case law decisions is

Public Safety committee  When it comes to exclusions, I think the models to cite.... I listened to the testimony Tuesday, and comments from both Deputy Commissioner Dubeau, and I believe Minister Goodale talked about Bill C-7 being in alignment with all of the other police associations in the country, bu

Public Safety committee  As a past president of the Mounted Police Association of Ontario, and a current director, I was one of the original people involved in the application before the courts that began in 2004 and 2005, in the preparatory stages, to be filed in 2006. That application by the Mounted Po