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Heather McPherson NDP
“Governments and corporations in Canada and around the world are attacking workers' rights. They are trying to stop workers from bargaining together, having safe workplaces, and getting fair pay.”
“Madam Speaker, this is an excellent question. These principles of democracy that protect workers’ rights are fundamental. She is absolutely correct in that the attacks on worker rights are not just happening by our federal government in Canada. They are happening around the world. Corporations are undermining workers’ rights. Governments in Canada and around the world are undermining workers’ rights. People are trying to take away the rights of workers to use their right to collective bargaining, to demand safe workspaces, to demand pay for the work that they do.”
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Madam Speaker, this is an excellent question. These principles of democracy that protect workers’ rights are fundamental. She is absolutely correct in that the attacks on worker rights are not just happening by our federal government in Canada. They are happening around the world. Corporations are undermining workers’ rights. Governments in Canada and around the world are undermining workers’ rights. People are trying to take away the rights of workers to use their right to collective bargaining, to demand safe workspaces, to demand pay for the work that they do.