The full text of section 107 says that the federal minister responsible for labour may “do such things as to the Minister seem likely to maintain or secure industrial peace and to promote conditions favourable to the settlement of industrial disputes or differences and to those ends the Minister may refer any question to the Board or direct the Board to do such things as the Minister deems necessary.”
Since June 2024, section 107 has been invoked eight times to interfere with bargaining or end strikes, including those by postal workers, flight attendants and railway workers.
“When big corporations complain, the government caves,” Gazan said while tabling the bill on Monday. “This is a direct violation of workers’ rights, the right to strike and the right to free collective bargaining. These rights were won through generations of struggle and sacrifice, yet government after government violates the rights of workers whenever it is politically convenient.”
Okay, it’s just that the argument you wrote out there has implications far beyond the mail.
Besides, it would be simple enough to just mandate that ‘last-mile’ delivery is the exclusive right of Canada Post, which would have the effect of:
I’m not sure I’d call full nationalisation of an industry “simple”, especially when it steps on American toes that much. But I guess yes, it is an option.
Sure, maybe not ‘simple’, but it wouldn’t be nationalising the entire shipping industry either - just the final leg of delivery
its canada. not one thing happens that does not effect darn near everything else. build a mri in vancouver and plane fairs from PG to van go up. becasue they know you have no choice.