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During the petitions period, Leah Gazan of the NDP presented a petition organized by the Canadian Labour Congress, whose president is from Manitoba. The petition asks the government to repeal section 107 of the Canada Labour Code, which the Minister of Labour has used to direct the Canada Industrial Relations Board to end labour disputes, and to protect workers’ right to strike. This corresponds to a bill amending the Canada Labour Code to remove that ministerial power.Written by AI from the debate. Updated .

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Leah Gazan

NDP
“I am presenting a petition from thousands of workers. It asks the government to protect the right to strike and stop ending strikes by law.”
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Mr. Speaker, I rise to present a petition initiated by a strong fellow Manitoban, Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, which represents over three million workers across Canada. This petition calls on the Liberal government to end its strike-breaking tactics, repeal section 107 of the Canada Labour Code and uphold workers’ charter-protected right to strike, something that thousands of delegates at the CLC convention voted to support. My and my NDP colleagues’ bill, Bill C-247, which will be debated this week, would repeal section 107. I echo the message from the thousands of workers who signed this petition for the Liberal government to uphold the right to strike in Canada.

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