(OTTAWA) - Elizabeth May, Leader of the Green Party of Canada (Saanich – Gulf Islands), issued the following statement on Labour Day:
“Today, the Green Party celebrates the many accomplishments of the Canadian labour movement.
“Unions and labour groups were critical in the advance of human and worker rights in Canada. It is because of the labour movement that we have moved away from the days of child labour to enjoy more equitable compensation, just relations with management, and safer working conditions. I look forward to working with labour and business in the next minority Parliament.”
Mary Lou Babineau, Green Party Labour and Employment Critic (Fredericton) and current President of St. Thomas University’s faculty union, continued:
“Unfortunately, Stephen Harper has shown nothing but contempt for the labour movement in Canada: He's taken a confrontational approach in labour negotiations, slapped heavy reporting obligations on unions in Bill C-377, and in Bill C-51, turned CSIS into a secret police force to spy on the 'enemies' of his party. Labour Day reminds us that although we have a lot to celebrate, it is also abundantly clear that we still need the work of the labour movement to build a more fair and equitable society.”
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