Patty Hajdu, Minister of Jobs and Families and Minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Northern Ontario
“The labour minister must step in during labour disputes to keep things moving. We sent this dispute to the labour board so Canadians can keep getting vital medical supplies and organs.”
“Mr. Speaker, it seems that the member opposite does not have compassion for the Canadians around the country who count on essential medical products and, yes indeed, medical organs that are delivered every single day around this country, not just from within our own borders but across international borders as well. During a labour dispute, the minister of labour has the responsibility of working with the parties and, when an impasse has been arrived at, fostering industrial peace. Sometimes we use tools to refer these disputes to the CIRB. Of course, the member, having never been a minister, would not understand or feel the pressure to make sure that Canadians have what they need in these sensitive times.”
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Mr. Speaker, it seems that the member opposite does not have compassion for the Canadians around the country who count on essential medical products and, yes indeed, medical organs that are delivered every single day around this country, not just from within our own borders but across international borders as well. During a labour dispute, the minister of labour has the responsibility of working with the parties and, when an impasse has been arrived at, fostering industrial peace. Sometimes we use tools to refer these disputes to the CIRB. Of course, the member, having never been a minister, would not understand or feel the pressure to make sure that Canadians have what they need in these sensitive times.