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House Hansard - 10

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
December 3, 2021 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 10 - Dec/3/21
Mr. Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, NDP)
  • Dec/3/21 10:23:14 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-3 
Madam Speaker, I rise today to capitalize on the good minister's basking in the light. We have heard much conversation in the House about collaboration. I have to share with members that our labour critic, the hon. member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, and of course our entire caucus has been calling on this government to improve the bill by ensuring that workers do not have to wait 11 months for 10 paid sick days, and ensuring that workers have access to the first day of sick leave after a continuous period of employment of at least 60 days. This is with the goal of not unduly delaying access to the first day of sick leave. There are many ways in which we can improve the bill before us, and I am hopeful that the good minister, in basking in the light, will work with the NDP caucus to close the gaps in the very porous first draft of this legislation.
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Context: House Hansard - 10 - Dec/3/21
Mr. Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, NDP)
  • Dec/3/21 10:40:12 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-3 
Madam Speaker, hallelujah, we heard here today this hon. member from the Conservatives say the word “union” perhaps more times than he did in all the days of the last session of Parliament combined. I am more than willing, as is the entire NDP caucus, to continue down that line. He brought up specifically a bill that was first introduced by Chris Charlton and then my colleague Scott Duvall on the construction mobility tax credit. What other possible worker-friendly and union-friendly policies could this member present to us today that we might find some common ground on?
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Context: House Hansard - 10 - Dec/3/21
Mr. Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, NDP)
  • Dec/3/21 10:55:40 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, I really need to strike while the iron is hot. My good friend from Northumberland—Peterborough South made the bold statement from the Conservative side that we needed more union jobs in Canada, and I could not agree more. Will the hon. member rise in the House today and join the New Democratic caucus in supporting sectoral bargaining to ensure that more Canadians across the country can have access to well-paying union jobs?
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Context: House Hansard - 10 - Dec/3/21
Mr. Matthew Green (Hamilton Centre, NDP)
  • Dec/3/21 1:03:49 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-3 
Madam Speaker, I want to thank the hon. member for Rosemont—La Petite-Patrie, who, as our labour critic, has been incredible in raising the alarm around the issue of contract flipping. One of the concerns we have about this bill is that it raises questions about the entitlement to sick days for workers subject to contract flipping. Would the hon. member care to comment on how, in principle, workers doing essentially the same work despite a possible change in employer should have their work standards and sick leave entitlements preserved?
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