Discussion · Government Orders
Kody Blois Liberal
“I support this bill because it helps workers and gives them more time to negotiate fair contracts. The member opposes the bill. I want her to tell Canadians if there is even one part of it that she thinks is a good idea.”
“Madam Speaker, obviously, there would be areas where my hon. colleague and I would disagree, and that is part of a democracy. The member talked about the importance, which the NDP recognized, that we have to move faster, yet she really did not identify any elements of the bill that she thought might actually be helpful in doing that in this really important moment for the country. The member talked a lot about labour. I see elements that I think are important: allowing collective bargaining, and really requiring it under the Labour Code, to start after six months, as opposed to four months, where parties could not have an agreement, and additional federal resources. I understand that broadly she does not seem to be supportive on this bill. Is there something she can identify objectively, to tell Canadians and her own constituents, that she does agree with in this bill? Is there anything that she can actually point to and say she thinks is a good idea?”
Madam Speaker, obviously, there would be areas where my hon. colleague and I would disagree, and that is part of a democracy. The member talked about the importance, which the NDP recognized, that we have to move faster, yet she really did not identify any elements of the bill that she thought might actually be helpful in doing that in this really important moment for the country. The member talked a lot about labour. I see elements that I think are important: allowing collective bargaining, and really requiring it under the Labour Code, to start after six months, as opposed to four months, where parties could not have an agreement, and additional federal resources. I understand that broadly she does not seem to be supportive on this bill. Is there something she can identify objectively, to tell Canadians and her own constituents, that she does agree with in this bill? Is there anything that she can actually point to and say she thinks is a good idea?