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House Hansard - 168

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 10, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 168 - Mar/10/23
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Mar/10/23 10:27:05 a.m.
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Madam Speaker, the government has carved out room on the boards of our ports for municipalities and local governments for obvious reasons. They are important stakeholders in our ports. As well, they have carved out room for the prairie provinces so that shippers of natural resources have a voice when it comes to the operation of the ports that deliver those resources to market. However, we all know that it is the working people at our ports who are so essential to their success. I wonder if the minister would be willing to expand the representation on our ports to include the working people who are so essential to the function.
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Context: House Hansard - 168 - Mar/10/23
Mr. Taylor Bachrach (Skeena—Bulkley Valley, NDP)
  • Mar/10/23 10:57:06 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-33 
Madam Speaker, my colleague noted his disappointment that Bill C-33 does not include more provisions to deal with labour disruptions in the supply chain. I think comments like that raise alarm bells for a lot of working people, who have borne the brunt of the penchant for draconian back-to-work legislation among both Conservatives and Liberals. It will be no surprise to folks here in the House that New Democrats believe the best way to settle labour disruptions and achieve the best labour outcomes is at the bargaining table. What measures does my colleague have in mind to deal with labour disruptions in the supply chain? Does the member support our view that working people and their representatives deserve a voice on the boards of directors of our ports?
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