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House Hansard - 125

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
November 4, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 125 - Nov/4/22
Mr. Adam van Koeverden (Milton, Lib.)
  • Nov/4/22 11:11:17 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, workers' rights are human rights, and the right to collectively bargaining is a fundamental pillar of workers' rights here in Canada. Unions across this nation protect workers and ensure better outcomes for them, their families and the people they support in schools, hospitals, factories and work sites across Canada. Education is absolutely essential. It is perhaps the most important public investment, and we have not seen investments in public education, or in the workers who support it, as a priority from Doug Ford in over four years. What Doug Ford's Conservative government is doing is an absolute travesty. Workers have the right to negotiate, and stripping that right away is wrong. Pre-emptively including the notwithstanding clause into legislation is a direct threat to the fundamental rights we are all fortunate enough to take for granted, and this is not what the notwithstanding clause is meant to be used for. It is a clear violation and an abuse of the trust we give to elected people in this country. Support workers are vital. They are vital part of the education system. They are some of the most essential workers, and at the same time, they are some of the most underpaid workers. They deserve better. I stand in solidarity with CUPE, ETFO, OSSTF, OPSEU and all workers in the education sector. They deserve better from Doug Ford's Conservatives.
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Context: House Hansard - 125 - Nov/4/22
Ms. Leah Gazan (Winnipeg Centre, NDP)
  • Nov/4/22 12:53:02 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
Mr. Speaker, I know there was some discussion about rights, and I heard my Liberal colleague across the way questioning the Conservatives on why they are staying silent while Doug Ford takes away the rights of workers. I found it peculiar that my Liberal colleague asked that considering the government forced postal workers back to work. The member for Carleton has stayed silent, and I am wondering if the Conservatives support their buddy Doug Ford taking workers' rights away?
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Context: House Hansard - 125 - Nov/4/22
Mr. Alexandre Boulerice (Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, NDP)
  • Nov/4/22 1:30:10 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-27 
Madam Speaker, since we are talking about the rights of citizens, I would like to ask a question that is timely and urgent. Does my colleague agree that a government should use the notwithstanding clause to take away workers' right to strike?
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