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House Hansard - 183

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
April 24, 2023 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 183 - Apr/24/23
Mrs. Shelby Kramp-Neuman (Hastings—Lennox and Addington, CPC)
  • Apr/24/23 2:18:47 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, as a result of the Public Service Alliance of Canada strike vote, over 700 CAF members at CFB Petawawa are left without hot water or heat because the workers manning those utilities are not considered essential. This is absurd. Supporting the men and women who keep us safe in an increasingly volatile world is among the most essential of jobs. The government needs to either declare these workers essential or end the strike as soon as possible and turn the heat and water back on at CFB Petawawa.
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Context: House Hansard - 183 - Apr/24/23
Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
  • Apr/24/23 2:30:36 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, workers deserve to be treated with respect. Canada's public service workers have been without a contract for two years. Now they are out in the rain fighting for their rights, and the minister is nowhere to be found. Because the government has failed to get a fair deal for the workers, Canadians across the country are feeling the impacts of the PSAC strike. It is time for the minister to show that she is going to walk the walk on labour rights, or will the minister continue to ignore these workers' rights?
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Context: House Hansard - 183 - Apr/24/23
Mr. Adam Chambers (Simcoe North, CPC)
  • Apr/24/23 2:37:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, this is the largest public sector union strike in 40 years. Revenue Canada workers are off the job, and vital services have been halted. The tax-filing deadline is this week, and Canadians cannot even get their phone calls answered. What will the government do to ensure continuity of service so that Canadians can get their most basic questions answered?
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Context: House Hansard - 183 - Apr/24/23
Mrs. Salma Zahid (Scarborough Centre, Lib.)
  • Apr/24/23 3:09:39 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, 10 years ago today, on April 24, 2013, the Rana Plaza factory in Bangladesh collapsed, killing 1,134 people and injuring even more. That incident brought to light the inhuman conditions in which many workers around the world still work today. It reminds us that we have a responsibility as world leaders to fight for the rights of workers everywhere, regardless of borders and distance. Can the Minister of Labour update us on the work that our government is doing to protect workers around the world on this sombre anniversary?
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Context: House Hansard - 183 - Apr/24/23
Hon. Seamus O'Regan (Minister of Labour, Lib.)
  • Apr/24/23 3:10:18 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Rana Plaza incident of 10 years ago is a painful reminder of the absolute necessity for workers around the world to have fair pay and safe working conditions. Canada is working with the International Labour Organization and unions to champion the rights of workers. We have built labour conditions into our trade agreements. Workers make trade possible, and they should reap the benefits of it. I went to Washington last year to launch M-POWER, a global initiative with the U.S. and other like-minded countries, to support unions and workers' rights and to eradicate forced labour in our supply chains.
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