Discussion · Government Orders
Jacques Ramsay Liberal
“The government should rarely step in to stop strikes. This bill uses the idea of the national interest to decide when to step in, and I think that makes sense. I want to know how the member thinks we should define the national interest.”
“Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Repentigny for his speech, which has made it very clear where the Bloc Québécois stands on the environmental aspects of Bill C-39. However, I would now like to ask him to speak to us about another area, namely labour relations and the right to strike, and more specifically the use of section 107. This type of recourse has always been exceptional and should remain that way even more so under Bill C-39. This bill introduces the concept of national interest, which, in my view, makes perfect sense. I would just like to hear the MP’s opinion and perhaps get his response on how this criterion of national interest should be defined.”
Official Hansard
Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the member for Repentigny for his speech, which has made it very clear where the Bloc Québécois stands on the environmental aspects of Bill C-39. However, I would now like to ask him to speak to us about another area, namely labour relations and the right to strike, and more specifically the use of section 107. This type of recourse has always been exceptional and should remain that way even more so under Bill C-39. This bill introduces the concept of national interest, which, in my view, makes perfect sense. I would just like to hear the MP’s opinion and perhaps get his response on how this criterion of national interest should be defined.