Human Resources committee  I would actually agree with most of what you just said. I totally agree with you when you say that the right to strike is a fundamental right. Where I think we differ is we believe that the right to strike and the use of replacement workers can coexist in a system. I will bring

Human Resources committee  There's a lot in your statement, and it's difficult for me to not respond to some of the comments you made. To the first point about the length and duration of strikes, these are not numbers I'm pulling out of the sky. They are from documented literature produced by institutions

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  Certainly, members are concerned about the economy writ large. I represent a group of employers who provide critical services to Canadians. Obviously, we want those businesses to be successful. When they're successful, more Canadians are employed. When we see an uptick in the une

Human Resources committee  I'm going to have to correct the assumption embedded in your question before I attempt to answer your question. In no literature that we put forward to the government did we show any concern that 911 services would not be provided. I didn't write it, and I wrote every submission

Human Resources committee  Most of my members are large employers, with a number of medium-sized employers in the mix. I hear regularly across the membership, particularly in the space in which I operate around the workplace, lots of concern around a lot of the regulatory burden. That is certainly somethin

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Chair. I appear before you today as a representative from FETCO, which is an association that represents most of Canada's major airlines, courier companies, marine ports, railways, telecom firms and others in their capacity as employers. FETCO members employ nearly t

Canadian Heritage committee  Sure. Thanks for the question, and also thank you for your kind comments. We do make great efforts within our organization to be a collaborative participant in any consultation that's happening under Minister Tassi's mandate. You and I have had a lot of interaction in these early

Canadian Heritage committee  Thanks for the question. One of the many challenges that emerges within this complex federation in which we all live is that the rules of the workplace, for example, are determined by the jurisdiction in which it operates. The federal sector covers about 10% of all employees wit

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon, Mr. Chair and members of the committee. Mr. Chair, I need to start with a quick shout-out to my mom, who happens to be one of your constituents. I'm sure she's watching you and me today. Thank you for inviting me today as a witness. In my five minutes, I have s

Canadian Heritage committee  What I would say is that we're not prepared to say which of the holidays should or should not be rescinded. I think that Labour Day is certainly a very important day, and we partner with our friends at the Canadian Labour Congress on many initiatives around that important day of

Canadian Heritage committee  Good afternoon and thank you, Chair. I represent FETCO, Federally Regulated Employers-Transportation and Communications. Our members are all federally regulated firms operating under the Canada Labour Code. We've existed as an employers' association for over 30 years. Our member