WEBVTT 1 00:00:05.120 --> 00:00:32.359 Thank you for listening to Depiction's Media Radio. Welcome to Policy Rights to show 2 00:00:32.560 --> 00:01:06.159 about government policy and human rights. Welcome back to policy and right here in 3 00:01:06.200 --> 00:01:10.840 Depictions Media Radio, I'm your host, Michael Clouds. As we know that 4 00:01:11.439 --> 00:01:17.079 Canada Public Services workers have gone on strike. The union voted to go on 5 00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:26.040 strike at the end of last week and coming coming into the into their sixth 6 00:01:26.159 --> 00:01:36.400 day of striking, there there um going after the highest targets that can impact 7 00:01:36.480 --> 00:01:45.760 the economy, and Canadian ports and border crossings are tops on that list of 8 00:01:45.879 --> 00:02:00.239 targets. So there will be will probably be increased picketing and protest to make 9 00:02:00.239 --> 00:02:07.000 the highest impact on those particular areas. After all, the um if Canada 10 00:02:07.080 --> 00:02:14.439 can't move goods in and out of those borders, that that does eventually affect 11 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:22.680 the economy. And of course um inflation, which we all know the effects 12 00:02:22.680 --> 00:02:29.199 of inflation are at some of their highest that I may have ever seen in 13 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:38.719 my own lifetime. So what is it that that what is being negotiated? 14 00:02:38.759 --> 00:02:43.280 Where how is the government sitting, especially the liberals, how are they sitting 15 00:02:43.960 --> 00:02:50.599 at the bargaining table in order to bring this strike to a quick end. 16 00:02:53.960 --> 00:03:01.000 They they said they were doing everything they could to avoid the strike, when 17 00:03:01.319 --> 00:03:07.400 when we last heard in some of the question and answer periods on the Parliament 18 00:03:07.439 --> 00:03:14.280 floor, and then days later we out we're in a strike, So what 19 00:03:14.400 --> 00:03:17.080 are they doing? What are the steps that they're taking? Just when Trudeau 20 00:03:17.319 --> 00:03:21.879 in one statement he's going to say that he won't discuss publicly what it is 21 00:03:21.879 --> 00:03:25.439 that they are negotiating over and how they're going to bring this strike to an 22 00:03:25.520 --> 00:03:32.879 end. Is it that maybe we'll stretch it out long enough that they that 23 00:03:34.800 --> 00:03:39.719 we start to see um imposed court orders to put people back to work and 24 00:03:39.800 --> 00:03:46.840 to end slowdowns. We don't know what are the what is the government's strategy 25 00:03:46.919 --> 00:03:54.840 in this and how are they going to meet the demands of the union. 26 00:03:57.319 --> 00:04:03.680 So that's today's episode is actually going to be focused on how the government is 27 00:04:03.719 --> 00:04:13.000 actually handling and what Trudeau and MPs are actually saying about this strike in general, 28 00:04:13.240 --> 00:04:17.079 and how the ministers are going to focus efforts to bring the strike to 29 00:04:17.120 --> 00:04:27.160 an in so that services to us as the public aren't grinding to a complete 30 00:04:27.160 --> 00:04:45.920 halt and that we can still live our lives. Government the final strike. 31 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:50.720 Obviously, Canadians have a right and deserve to get the services that they need 32 00:04:50.720 --> 00:04:56.160 from the federal government. That's why we need both management and labor to get 33 00:04:56.199 --> 00:04:59.680 back to the bargaining tables as soon as possible and continue to make problems. 34 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:03.800 And who they have been, they have been, they have not been right 35 00:05:03.839 --> 00:05:16.839 now they need to hours Premier Jorney, the Indian Perta, Saint kl on 36 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:42.000 the negotiation, on the propultionab on the volon reflictions communvoir savaroni negot he listens 37 00:05:42.800 --> 00:06:13.120 in legis for fairly propulstion by incens and the Saint Zica Deanski zign new enough. 38 00:06:13.240 --> 00:06:27.839 But laws also let that okay is a pole Ponzi Avandan servant met maybe 39 00:06:27.879 --> 00:06:46.600 a count or something if you don't know. Solar vi papusio country x comis 40 00:06:46.639 --> 00:06:50.759 public servants to go back into the office to work. To you, what 41 00:06:50.959 --> 00:06:56.879 we are saying, what I'm saying right now is public servant unions need to 42 00:06:56.920 --> 00:07:00.680 get back to the negotiating tables right now. Ament to public service to go 43 00:07:00.879 --> 00:07:03.560 into the office to do the remote work they've been doing for three years. 44 00:07:03.600 --> 00:07:08.480 So we are not we are not negotiating in public right now. The negotiations 45 00:07:08.600 --> 00:07:14.839 happen at the negotiating table but the reality is Canadians have every right and expectation 46 00:07:15.199 --> 00:07:18.920 to see the services that they expect delivered. We understand it's really important to 47 00:07:19.040 --> 00:07:23.240 respect labor rights, and there's a labor distruction right now. It's the first 48 00:07:23.319 --> 00:07:28.079 day. Let's make sure that while this is going on, we are at 49 00:07:28.120 --> 00:07:32.639 the negotiating table. That's where we expect both managers and unions to sit down 50 00:07:32.800 --> 00:07:49.959 and keep the hard work for condation to work, legislation even potentially plan. 51 00:07:50.920 --> 00:07:55.560 We'll see what happens. I have no comment on that. My colleagues are 52 00:07:55.759 --> 00:08:05.160 on the lead on that, or we're for obviously following the situation close um, 53 00:08:05.879 --> 00:08:16.120 make a leg la minister protist or two. All the lovelski keep any 54 00:08:16.160 --> 00:08:20.279 thoughts on true to any dedication. You're concerned about your immigration files slowing down 55 00:08:22.639 --> 00:08:28.199 work, well, look, if there's still a chance for conversations to continue, 56 00:08:28.240 --> 00:08:31.519 I hope parties remain at the table. Of course, if there is 57 00:08:31.559 --> 00:08:35.279 a public service strike, there would be a serious impact on any departments that 58 00:08:35.399 --> 00:08:39.799 have staff have been impacted. We know that processing delays are the kind of 59 00:08:39.879 --> 00:08:45.360 thing that could take place, But I remain hopeful that parties will remain engaged 60 00:08:45.399 --> 00:08:48.919 and we work towards a solution that keeps people working, but we'll see what 61 00:08:48.000 --> 00:08:52.320 the next couple of days has in store. There are there any contingencies the 62 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:56.600 department has put in place bracing for the fact that there could be process and 63 00:08:56.679 --> 00:09:00.559 delays on immigration applications. Uh yeah. One of the things that we look 64 00:09:00.559 --> 00:09:03.039 at carefully as the potential for an impact on our operations and how we can 65 00:09:03.399 --> 00:09:09.200 pivot as necessary to maintain essential functions of the department. Our international network has 66 00:09:09.240 --> 00:09:16.720 the opportunity to continue working being separated from the bargaining unit, but there will 67 00:09:16.759 --> 00:09:22.360 be an impact if thousands of staff are not performing their day to day work. 68 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:26.120 And it's the kind of thing that we are planning on adjusting our resources 69 00:09:26.159 --> 00:09:30.799 internally to pivot to the most essential functions of the department. But Canadians who 70 00:09:30.840 --> 00:09:35.639 are using the immigration system, should there be a public service strike, would 71 00:09:35.639 --> 00:09:39.759 expect to see an impact on service timeline. Certainly, what kind of timelines 72 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:43.799 could things be extended to. I want to be careful not to project what 73 00:09:43.960 --> 00:09:46.000 may happen because it depends on facts that we don't yet have access to. 74 00:09:46.919 --> 00:09:50.840 Of course, I remain hopeful that the parties will continue to work together in 75 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:54.480 order to find a solution. That's what I think everybody wants out of this 76 00:09:56.080 --> 00:10:01.960 important negotiations that are going on. But the impact on our operations would depend 77 00:10:01.080 --> 00:10:07.120 upon the nature of any kind of strike action that may take place, whether 78 00:10:07.279 --> 00:10:15.919 it's a full action or partial or rotating, could certainly impact timelines. The 79 00:10:16.120 --> 00:10:20.559 length of any work stoppage obviously would be a major factor as well that could 80 00:10:20.600 --> 00:10:24.039 potentially impact it. So I don't mean to dodge your question, only to 81 00:10:24.159 --> 00:10:30.440 explain that the impact can't be fully discerned until we understand the nature of any 82 00:10:30.480 --> 00:10:33.720 work stoppage, should there be one. But I remain hopeful as always the 83 00:10:33.840 --> 00:10:37.759 parties will continue to work towards a solution so we can avoid those kinds of 84 00:10:37.840 --> 00:10:41.360 consequences. Just sorry, I was just thinking of the backlock. If there 85 00:10:41.440 --> 00:10:43.519 is a backlog for WE, if they go out for WE, where did 86 00:10:43.559 --> 00:10:48.000 that take a profit to clears or any sort of formula sort of knowing how 87 00:10:48.039 --> 00:10:52.120 many applications are a processing only not necessarily it's not a clear formula where we 88 00:10:52.240 --> 00:10:56.000 know X number of days missed will add that many days. Of course, 89 00:10:56.120 --> 00:11:01.039 there's different things that we're constantly trying to do whether it's adopting new digital solutions, 90 00:11:01.120 --> 00:11:05.360 some of which happen to be coming on board around now, whether it's 91 00:11:05.440 --> 00:11:09.960 relaxing certain administrative requirements. So the folks who continue to work through any kind 92 00:11:09.000 --> 00:11:13.759 of stoppage are able to produce more with existing resources. So we do whatever 93 00:11:13.879 --> 00:11:18.240 we can, and frankly we do that on an ongoing basis in ordinary circumstances 94 00:11:18.279 --> 00:11:22.720 to try to improve processing timelines anyway. So it's hard to say with certainty, 95 00:11:22.000 --> 00:11:28.279 but we can certainly expect when um the public Service UH stops performing certain 96 00:11:28.320 --> 00:11:33.639 functions, that those functions will will reveal themselves through service levels that the people 97 00:11:33.639 --> 00:11:41.960 who use the system enjoy, really appreciate. Very It's not fine equity, 98 00:11:43.600 --> 00:12:05.399 yea some loud scope unction accept its VIC called may accept that on the just 99 00:12:07.000 --> 00:12:26.600 you I asked my monu continue continuer, specim you have spartiality. I don't 100 00:12:26.600 --> 00:12:41.320 have movement for exact which we don't rest on practice deliver accounts. So the 101 00:12:41.519 --> 00:12:48.320 the contect with an example, you can kind of same much man. Ladies 102 00:12:48.320 --> 00:12:54.720 are apt polan focus, yes, question, I think you know Canadians are. 103 00:12:56.519 --> 00:13:00.519 Our job is to deal with Canadians concern. That's and we're doing. 104 00:13:00.559 --> 00:13:05.360 And I think there's very few Canadians who look back at vocations of colleagues around 105 00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:07.279 the house or wherever. I think what they want is for us to focus 106 00:13:07.399 --> 00:13:13.720 on what matters to them, which is affordability. It's about healthcare, it's 107 00:13:13.720 --> 00:13:16.440 about making sure we create the economy of the future, of the job. 108 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:18.879 That's what we did yesterday with Eric said to invest a close half a billion 109 00:13:18.919 --> 00:13:24.279 in Canada. That's my focus. How do you know, don't care because 110 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:28.320 I talked to Canadians every single day, and hundreds of them. So it's 111 00:13:28.320 --> 00:13:31.279 okay that the Prime Minister went on. I would say, you say, 112 00:13:31.399 --> 00:13:35.360 I have not met one Canadian talking to me about that. What they talk 113 00:13:35.399 --> 00:13:37.519 to me about is Ericsson, is about the job, is about making sure 114 00:13:37.559 --> 00:13:41.120 we have more battery plants, that we lead in the economy of the future. 115 00:13:41.200 --> 00:13:45.120 And that's what Canadians talk to me about. That was the one that 116 00:13:45.360 --> 00:13:48.320 come to me and say, Minister, keep on going, good jobs. 117 00:13:48.360 --> 00:14:05.559 See thanks, minister. Is particulation casts six paskets to the tail. Now 118 00:14:05.159 --> 00:14:18.480 nothing super is your attacking French, your party's attacking French and quabac immediate Twitter 119 00:14:18.840 --> 00:14:37.159 spar more decisis that message people have he dogs go the CBCS, CBC le 120 00:14:37.240 --> 00:14:43.879 message message on epolamentic CBCS, I fed it isn't any because he's not true 121 00:14:43.000 --> 00:14:54.720 or something. CBC threat the bmol the CBC. It's but how would you 122 00:14:54.799 --> 00:15:09.559 do that? But how would you do that? C walcome out about settlement. 123 00:15:11.360 --> 00:15:24.519 She's part of two cars kiss he got lute fat sis Canada teaches them 124 00:15:26.639 --> 00:15:31.759 not you and part Yeah. Well, I hope that it comes back, 125 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:37.120 um quickly. I want to thank the senators for all the work, um, 126 00:15:37.840 --> 00:15:41.480 the past work, what they're doing now. It's a very important build. 127 00:15:41.039 --> 00:15:43.360 People are expecting them, the culture, we're expecting them. It's the 128 00:15:43.399 --> 00:15:48.320 builder. Was the longest in the history of Canada in the Senate. It 129 00:15:48.519 --> 00:15:50.759 was well studied in the House. In the Senate. Uh, it's an 130 00:15:50.799 --> 00:15:56.840 important bill. It's time to move in security or something. Buttives it's tw 131 00:15:58.279 --> 00:16:14.480 of well and lamotis that Simms is the line all of you a Washington, 132 00:16:14.559 --> 00:16:23.799 a Diana on a What do you make of the conservative positions? Sir? 133 00:16:23.840 --> 00:16:26.200 What do you make of the conservative position that they don't want to touch the 134 00:16:26.279 --> 00:16:30.480 CDC or they want to defund the CDC rather, but they want to maintain 135 00:16:30.879 --> 00:16:33.080 and keep funding to Radio Canada. What do the same institution? How can 136 00:16:33.159 --> 00:16:37.039 they do that? But it makes you know what the thing is. I'm 137 00:16:37.120 --> 00:16:45.120 extremely worried today they are attacking the CDC educated journalists. To tomorrow, who 138 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:48.840 is it going to be one of you? One of your media attacking journalism 139 00:16:48.960 --> 00:17:00.240 is attacking our democracy And I am extremely worried. So she explain, see 140 00:17:00.320 --> 00:17:06.559 the massic key knut media. I keep be called but I can keep us 141 00:17:06.599 --> 00:17:25.240 attack decracy. Are you looking at earlier US over years past? No jailed 142 00:17:25.440 --> 00:17:32.279 web is a government of Canada looking at its use of Twitter, and given 143 00:17:32.440 --> 00:17:36.200 Twitter's activities the changing a percentage CBC funding, some are pointing out, what 144 00:17:36.240 --> 00:17:37.920 the heck is going on? Here? Is the government Canada reviewing its policy 145 00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:41.160 using Twitter. Honestly, I don't know. I didn't have any discussion on 146 00:17:41.240 --> 00:17:48.039 that. But what what I'm concerned about is once again the Conservatives are signing 147 00:17:48.720 --> 00:17:51.400 with the tech giant. Now this time they're asking a tech giant to come 148 00:17:51.559 --> 00:17:56.920 and helping combat the Kenian institutions. You guys, I mean we should all 149 00:17:56.000 --> 00:18:00.839 be worried. Seriously, do you think it's time to review CBC's man Will 150 00:18:02.200 --> 00:18:10.720 it will what is it? As you may know, the the Alberta Nity 151 00:18:10.759 --> 00:18:15.200 Regulator has reported that six million leader of tailing ponds has We don't have the 152 00:18:15.240 --> 00:18:18.680 details yet, but it has leaked into the Athabasca River. So I have 153 00:18:18.799 --> 00:18:25.559 asked urgently Environment Canada officials to look into it. We will have more to 154 00:18:25.640 --> 00:18:27.599 say a little bit later, but as of now, these are the only 155 00:18:27.640 --> 00:18:33.319 information that I have. If if if BA Canada though goes well, if 156 00:18:33.400 --> 00:18:36.440 Pisa goes on the straight, are some of those Environment Canada people are going 157 00:18:36.480 --> 00:18:41.279 to be walking back at lands or I don't have the information. I don't 158 00:18:41.319 --> 00:18:45.119 have the answer to that question. I mean, obviously some of those are 159 00:18:45.359 --> 00:18:51.000 essential services workers, especially in the enforcement branch, inspection verification. But I 160 00:18:51.279 --> 00:18:56.000 don't have the specific answer to the question. A lemon because oh yeah, 161 00:18:56.039 --> 00:19:10.680 that pound g the metric affecting the don't contemn the then sable the LA company 162 00:19:10.759 --> 00:19:22.519 sancore about the semilion litric Tabasca function, the round us Hopleus the found the 163 00:19:22.720 --> 00:20:21.640 towns also appreciates the price points only negotiation um Instres public Zhan Fraser muz Bazi, 164 00:20:21.839 --> 00:20:26.400 good afternoon, thank you for being here today. Last night, the 165 00:20:26.799 --> 00:20:30.960 public Service Alliance of Canada followed through with its strike deadline and as a result 166 00:20:32.039 --> 00:20:37.079 of as of this morning, over one hundred thousand members and five bargaining units 167 00:20:37.119 --> 00:20:41.480 are now in a legal strike position and can withdraw their services. Now. 168 00:20:41.519 --> 00:20:48.880 I can't stress enough how disappointing this is based on the progress we've made at 169 00:20:48.920 --> 00:20:52.559 the negotiating table. This is not where we should be. Over the past 170 00:20:52.640 --> 00:20:56.680 two weeks, We've been able to resolve a number of issues through mediation, 171 00:20:57.160 --> 00:21:03.240 and most importantly, we have put a fair, competitive wage offer on the 172 00:21:03.359 --> 00:21:10.319 table. We recognize and respect employee's rights to strike, but when a good 173 00:21:10.400 --> 00:21:15.200 offer is on the table and there is a genuine commitment to compromise, the 174 00:21:15.440 --> 00:21:21.160 focus should be on negotiation. The government has been waiting for almost a year 175 00:21:21.400 --> 00:21:25.359 for PSAC to come back to the table since our first offer, so we 176 00:21:25.440 --> 00:21:40.079 can negotiate a deal with employees left poor Canadian Lie Canadian fascon constructive des recognise 177 00:21:40.480 --> 00:21:51.279 eke tablema la contribution and not pay Sepada, the Nobres vans on the life 178 00:21:51.359 --> 00:22:03.319 Pieczaba repons capacity the service, the furnier service can A, Kanzi as dat 179 00:22:03.400 --> 00:22:21.039 ve stizon A pobl contribute objective principle Canadian Lee Kenzie objective is the government has 180 00:22:21.119 --> 00:22:26.880 offered PSAC employees a wage increase of nine percent over three years. This fully 181 00:22:27.079 --> 00:22:33.880 matches the increase recommended by the Public Interest Commission, and all members of the 182 00:22:33.960 --> 00:22:40.079 Commission endorsed that increase, including the p s AC's nominee. We have also 183 00:22:40.319 --> 00:22:45.160 put forward proposals on a number of other priorities for the p SAC, including 184 00:22:45.279 --> 00:22:49.960 remote work, increase, shift and weekend premiums, and improved leave with pay 185 00:22:51.119 --> 00:22:56.799 for family related responsibilities. We have no doubt that there is enough common ground 186 00:22:56.839 --> 00:23:03.359 to compromise and reach an agreement with the PSAC, and I'm convinced by working 187 00:23:03.480 --> 00:23:10.880 together we can do so. To all federal public servants across the country who 188 00:23:10.960 --> 00:23:15.519 work hard every day, your work is valued by Canadians and by us. 189 00:23:17.319 --> 00:23:22.119 We will continue to work with the PSAC to reach agreements that are fair and 190 00:23:22.440 --> 00:23:27.160 competitive, but we cannot do that unless the union is prepared to compromise. 191 00:23:27.960 --> 00:23:34.799 We cannot write a blank check to Canadians. We know that our strike poses 192 00:23:36.079 --> 00:23:41.880 unneeded challenges. We are committed to ensuring that essential services continue to be delivered. 193 00:23:42.400 --> 00:23:47.640 That said, after the union's announcements. Many of the p s a 194 00:23:47.799 --> 00:23:52.759 c's members are away from their job on strike. It is not business as 195 00:23:52.920 --> 00:24:03.039 usual. Secifzuca de non bru service nass Retardi iMac Presna pursued the kel Czer 196 00:24:03.599 --> 00:24:21.000 the service ciper touche new contignon ain't for me keister service protage les Security, 197 00:24:21.240 --> 00:24:29.279 Republic contin liv Assuri. The public can go to Canada dot c a slash 198 00:24:29.839 --> 00:24:34.920 Labor Disruptions to find out more about potential impacts on their services. And I 199 00:24:36.039 --> 00:24:40.880 want to say it again, we have made and continue to make every effort 200 00:24:40.920 --> 00:24:45.559 to reach a deal as soon as possible. We call on the p SCC 201 00:24:45.880 --> 00:24:51.519 to work with us to reach an agreement as quickly as possible. Public servants 202 00:24:52.319 --> 00:25:00.319 deserve no less. Canadians deserve no less. 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See locally maya 219 00:28:48.720 --> 00:29:02.559 so conclude merciatus aclaman is good detai little this Canada, mercimines le boutier. 220 00:29:03.319 --> 00:29:06.960 Good afternoon everyone. I'd like to take some time to give an update on 221 00:29:07.079 --> 00:29:11.200 how the ongoing public service labor disruption will affect services delivered by E SDC and 222 00:29:11.359 --> 00:29:15.799 Service Canada. When a labor disruption takes place, it is incumbent upon the 223 00:29:15.880 --> 00:29:22.240 government to take the steps necessary to ensure Canadians can still access essential services. 224 00:29:22.000 --> 00:29:30.599 Pandancer perier le guvernement de servier le canardier rapidment efficasment conte de den de la 225 00:29:30.640 --> 00:29:37.680 reduction de sa reseurs a this is effective sur mon le service giuge, sancie, 226 00:29:37.759 --> 00:29:42.480 le surrent fourni e il sans de'fini don la lois eseul de negocier avec 227 00:29:42.599 --> 00:29:49.720 le saintica. The regime de pancion de Canada es la serent san flois e 228 00:29:49.880 --> 00:29:56.480 latus de nume d's current sociale sans consider ree come de service esancier pensions, 229 00:29:56.640 --> 00:30:03.799 the Guaranteed Income Supplement, Employment insurance and Social insurance numbers are considered essential services 230 00:30:03.640 --> 00:30:10.000 as these programs will be focused on maintaining client access to payments. Canadians should 231 00:30:10.079 --> 00:30:14.599 register for direct deposit to help get the payments they are entitled to quickly and 232 00:30:14.799 --> 00:30:19.920 easily. In person and virtual services will be limited to clients requiring assistance with 233 00:30:21.119 --> 00:30:26.400 cpp os and EI, as well as the GIS and the issuance of SIN. 234 00:30:26.160 --> 00:30:33.400 However, during job actions, Canadians should expect delays lende service clay quinnepas 235 00:30:33.519 --> 00:30:41.519 considera comtotemnt esancie le service de paspar la majoritte de Canadier no purent dan qua 236 00:30:41.680 --> 00:30:45.759 de monde nie renouvelae passpar celon la loois le service de de li rance de 237 00:30:45.839 --> 00:30:56.559 paspar e esanciel e prereter eniquement denudur jan's u dult humanitaire ce service tree limite 238 00:30:56.720 --> 00:31:02.200 ne surent aaufferreque don bourou de Paspard, donis sant de service Canada e Bureau 239 00:31:02.279 --> 00:31:07.640 de paspalt consolide. This means that the majority of Canadians will not be able 240 00:31:07.680 --> 00:31:12.599 to apply for or renew a passport by law passport services are essential and a 241 00:31:12.720 --> 00:31:21.519 priority only in emergency or humanitarian situations. These very limited services will only be 242 00:31:21.599 --> 00:31:26.359 available at passport offices or at Service Canada centers that are consolidated passport offices. 243 00:31:27.359 --> 00:31:34.000 Humanitarian and or emergency situations are defined as follows. Passport clients at risk of 244 00:31:34.079 --> 00:31:40.559 financial hardship, passport clients who rely on travel as a source of employment and 245 00:31:40.640 --> 00:31:45.079 whose income security will be jeopardized without access, passport clients who must travel for 246 00:31:45.160 --> 00:31:48.640 medical reasons or who have had a death or illness in the family, and 247 00:31:48.720 --> 00:31:55.279 whose situation is deemed urgent, And passport clients deemed urgent on compassionate grounds. 248 00:31:56.200 --> 00:32:02.640 Les des moins de paspalt quinta a secret consider recomp sancier in a sent PA 249 00:32:02.839 --> 00:32:08.839 trette. Passport Applications that do not meet these criterias will not be considered essential 250 00:32:09.039 --> 00:32:15.400 and will not be processed. We do expect that a prolonged labor disruction would 251 00:32:15.440 --> 00:32:21.319 create a backlog of passport applications that we need to be processed once the disruption 252 00:32:21.480 --> 00:32:24.240 is over. Thanks to the capacity that we've built over the past year, 253 00:32:24.559 --> 00:32:29.799 we're in a much stronger position to address any new backlogs. But it wouldn't 254 00:32:29.839 --> 00:32:34.200 go away overnight. To paint a quick picture, we currently have a sustainable 255 00:32:34.279 --> 00:32:38.359 file inventory of about one hundred and sixty thousand ten or twenty day passport applications. 256 00:32:39.079 --> 00:32:43.920 We receive a total about eighty five thousand a week and process a little 257 00:32:43.960 --> 00:32:49.000 more than that. The incoming and the outgoing are balanced. If we lose 258 00:32:49.079 --> 00:32:53.079 a week of processing time, tens of thousands of files in that inventory move 259 00:32:53.160 --> 00:32:58.160 out of service standard and become a backlog, and then we have to consider 260 00:32:58.200 --> 00:33:02.640 the number of applications we may receive but can't process during labor disruption. The 261 00:33:02.799 --> 00:33:07.880 longer we are in this position, the worse that problem becomes. It would 262 00:33:07.920 --> 00:33:12.079 take some time to resolve, but we are going into it in a stronger 263 00:33:12.160 --> 00:33:15.920 position than where we were last year. For example, new continnurand de value 264 00:33:17.000 --> 00:33:25.079 vexin auffeur are mesieur cleproscius, the Negotiation Collective SNU, reston, confillen Center 265 00:33:25.319 --> 00:33:35.440 de courte d re acnupur rider rapidement tu tretaire accumulate. Our government is taking 266 00:33:35.519 --> 00:33:39.160 every step we can to minimize impacts on Canadians and we will continue to monitor 267 00:33:39.240 --> 00:33:44.960 the situation closely and ensure that we provide the services and benefits as quickly and 268 00:33:45.079 --> 00:33:47.720 efficiently as possible. And with that, I'd like to turn it over to 269 00:33:47.799 --> 00:33:55.720 my colleague, Minister Fraser to talk about his department RCA PREDI. I'm going 270 00:33:55.799 --> 00:34:00.400 to be providing some information on the anticipated impact of a labor disruption on these 271 00:34:00.440 --> 00:34:07.039 services offered by IRCC to clients, both in Canada and overseas. I'll start 272 00:34:07.119 --> 00:34:12.079 with the services that will remain available for clients at this time. Those using 273 00:34:12.360 --> 00:34:15.920 RCC services will continue to be able to make applications online or by mail. 274 00:34:16.239 --> 00:34:21.079 They'll be able to continue to access an online account, and there will be 275 00:34:21.239 --> 00:34:25.840 some access to emergency services. Services delivered by our partners as well will also 276 00:34:25.920 --> 00:34:31.159 continue. These include things such as these application centers across the world and panel 277 00:34:31.199 --> 00:34:37.199 physician services and healthcare related services that are delivered here in Canada. Services delivered 278 00:34:37.239 --> 00:34:42.639 by settlement and resettlement organizations in Canada, including for government assisted refugees, will 279 00:34:42.679 --> 00:34:45.559 still be offered. Settlement services across the country will continue to make sure people 280 00:34:45.679 --> 00:34:50.639 have the support they need before, during, and after their arrival in Canada. 281 00:34:51.119 --> 00:34:54.239 Government assisted refugees will continue to receive income support payments and We're going to 282 00:34:54.280 --> 00:34:59.960 continue to provide temporary accommodations for vulnerable groups, including those, for example, 283 00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:09.400 people who have recently fled the war in Ukraine. Cleon put onto depose on 284 00:35:09.480 --> 00:35:14.920 demand online. Who envois de de mon pap courier you did these aler comte 285 00:35:15.280 --> 00:35:22.639 online a x STAN service dejans they say, partner am monteneuei de santre de 286 00:35:22.719 --> 00:35:30.199 demand de visa leg they say organized partner sante on a cadre the program federal 287 00:35:30.320 --> 00:35:45.000 de sante at the organization charge later bisment Canada contre refugee, Please chamont montinum. 288 00:35:45.199 --> 00:35:47.280 Now I want to focus on the services offered by our i RCC that 289 00:35:47.480 --> 00:35:51.599 that we do expect to see an impact on. As a result of the 290 00:35:51.679 --> 00:35:55.639 labor disruption, we would be at a significantly reduced capacity. Clients should expect 291 00:35:55.679 --> 00:36:01.280 to experience serious delays with processing applications across all of our immigration streams. At 292 00:36:01.280 --> 00:36:06.199 any given point in time. It's common for us to be managing more than 293 00:36:06.239 --> 00:36:08.719 a million applications. This is a large number, and we have been working 294 00:36:09.239 --> 00:36:15.440 night and day over the past year and a half as we came into the 295 00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:20.079 post pandemic phase to reduce these backlogs, and we were getting very close to 296 00:36:20.639 --> 00:36:24.440 restoring service standards across all of our lines of business, and in fact have 297 00:36:24.559 --> 00:36:29.599 hit those service standards we enjoyed pre pandemic for many of them. Unfortunately, 298 00:36:30.239 --> 00:36:34.280 the labor disruption will have an impact on the gains that we have made and 299 00:36:34.440 --> 00:36:37.639 the work that we've been doing to address some of these backlogs and our inventories 300 00:36:37.960 --> 00:36:43.960 since the pandemic. Further delays could be experienced with citizenship services delivered admissions abroad. 301 00:36:44.599 --> 00:36:49.480 Clients with immigration related appointments will be contacted to reschedule or cancel appointments, 302 00:36:49.760 --> 00:36:53.920 and we will also be forced to reschedule all citizenship events. Finally, our 303 00:36:53.960 --> 00:36:59.559 response times for those writing to us or contacting us by phone will be significantly 304 00:37:00.000 --> 00:37:08.519 acted. 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Like everyone else has mentioned, we're going to 314 00:38:22.280 --> 00:38:25.920 take every step we can to minimize the impact on real people with very real 315 00:38:27.000 --> 00:38:30.039 concerns that could be seriously impacted as a result of any labor disruption. We're 316 00:38:30.079 --> 00:38:35.760 going to continue to monitor the situation very closely and ensure we provide whatever services 317 00:38:35.800 --> 00:38:38.039 are possible to our clients that they can rely on as quickly and as efficiently 318 00:38:38.079 --> 00:38:42.960 as possible, and to continue to keep the public informed on further impacts that 319 00:38:43.039 --> 00:38:45.840 may be observed depending on how the next number of days or weeks play out. 320 00:38:46.280 --> 00:38:49.920 I'll be happy to join my colleagues and taking what questions you may have 321 00:38:50.440 --> 00:38:53.679 and would reflect the comments made by those who spoke before me that we remain 322 00:38:53.719 --> 00:38:58.480 at the table and want to work with the Union to find a solution that 323 00:38:58.639 --> 00:39:01.639 is fair and mises the impact on our productivity. Thank you so much, 324 00:39:02.000 --> 00:39:05.840 looking forward to what questions you may have right, Thank you very much. 325 00:39:06.280 --> 00:39:08.360 I just want to reassure the colleagues the ministers will not be leaving at one. 326 00:39:08.480 --> 00:39:12.960 We have more time for questions, but we do have a full house. 327 00:39:13.480 --> 00:39:15.559 So just as a reminder, I will be alternating between French and English. 328 00:39:15.800 --> 00:39:19.960 UM, one question, one follow up, and we will be starting 329 00:39:20.000 --> 00:39:22.159 with questions in the room. For people on zoom, please use the raised 330 00:39:22.199 --> 00:39:38.719 hand function if to indicate that you have a question at any So we're going 331 00:39:38.800 --> 00:39:43.920 to start with me or Rapson from the Canadian Press. Hi, I'm can 332 00:39:44.079 --> 00:39:46.000 can choose a little bit about your comment this morning that you were still at 333 00:39:46.039 --> 00:39:50.400 the table negotiating. The Prime Minister seemed to suggest you weren't at the table 334 00:39:50.480 --> 00:39:53.239 negotiating. The Union is saying that they will come back to the table when 335 00:39:53.239 --> 00:39:57.000 you put a new offer on the table. So I'm just wondering if you 336 00:39:57.039 --> 00:40:00.239 can clarify what's going on with the actual negotiations and if a new offer is 337 00:40:00.320 --> 00:40:02.519 coming from the government. Well, thank you for the question. They are 338 00:40:02.639 --> 00:40:07.800 presently negotiating at the table. Everybody, all the parties are at the table. 339 00:40:08.199 --> 00:40:10.679 So are you planning to come back with a new offer? And as 340 00:40:10.719 --> 00:40:15.320 my follow up, I'm just curious when if you would consider back to work 341 00:40:15.400 --> 00:40:20.920 legislation and if if not immediately, when that would come into play. Um 342 00:40:21.199 --> 00:40:24.760 I will say that, of course we call upon the PSAC to work with 343 00:40:24.960 --> 00:40:30.039 us to reach a deal, an agreement as quickly as possible, and it's 344 00:40:30.199 --> 00:40:36.400 in the interest of the public service and of Canadians, and the bargaining table 345 00:40:36.559 --> 00:40:40.440 is the best place where we can reach for a deal. And currently negotiations 346 00:40:40.519 --> 00:40:45.599 are happening and exchanges are happening between both parties, and we will continue to 347 00:40:45.719 --> 00:40:54.880 put all efforts in to have those negotiations and to reach a deal. Madame 348 00:40:57.079 --> 00:41:15.320 Lucia or the na Plan deposivunctioners, the weapon contradiction, President Malcolm Savi, 349 00:41:15.119 --> 00:41:22.599 Lee, Trevir, Lee Funks, an Archy, Saint Arpus, Sue Lee 350 00:41:23.480 --> 00:41:31.199 Les Lar Mardi, if the d P t Lee, Uh Service, Sant 351 00:41:31.360 --> 00:41:38.960 san Le Funks and Arson Rava or continue, if the man met Lefla don't 352 00:41:38.960 --> 00:41:51.119 come continue a Farcela MA, the GREB dont permitic AM, the continuame c 353 00:41:51.280 --> 00:41:59.599 sum Over, the GREB President, pap cist part Service de san Pluk, 354 00:41:59.719 --> 00:42:24.360 Verna, Denisuki va A, Sweve Lida, Mont Saints Garcia Passagelian Piper Global 355 00:42:24.440 --> 00:42:29.599 News. Hi, there, Um, we've heard a lot about telework and 356 00:42:29.760 --> 00:42:32.719 these negotiations. Um, it's the government prepared to let some workers work entirely 357 00:42:32.800 --> 00:42:37.719 remotely as the union is hoping for. Thank you for the question. And 358 00:42:37.960 --> 00:42:40.880 what I'm going to say at this time is that as we are implementing a 359 00:42:42.079 --> 00:42:47.360 modern workplace where employees have the flexibility to work from home to three days a 360 00:42:47.440 --> 00:42:53.840 week, and we have made proposals on telework and other PSAC priorities at the 361 00:42:53.960 --> 00:42:59.119 time and at the same time, we need to ensure that government can deliver 362 00:42:59.400 --> 00:43:05.199 a service and make sure that our core purpose is to deliver services. Therefore, 363 00:43:05.800 --> 00:43:10.440 we will see what continues at the table. During the pandemic, some 364 00:43:10.599 --> 00:43:15.079 workers did work remotely. Did you see a decline in productivity during that time? 365 00:43:15.199 --> 00:43:19.360 Is that part of the hesitancy around doing remote work more permanently. I 366 00:43:19.480 --> 00:43:23.719 think that we have been from a by necessity to work from home to now 367 00:43:23.880 --> 00:43:30.880 a delivering services with a hybrid model that isn't transformation. Therefore, we're evaluating 368 00:43:30.000 --> 00:43:37.960 how to best deliver those services and by bringing forward letting some of the public 369 00:43:38.039 --> 00:43:44.679 service public servants working from home to three days a week is what we are 370 00:43:45.239 --> 00:43:50.519 presenting at this time and we will continue to look at how we can transform 371 00:43:51.360 --> 00:43:54.559 how we best deliver the services to Canadians, which is our core purpose. 372 00:43:55.760 --> 00:44:21.440 Vedrimke Zi lidomand the Saint Kistina President marcom Su recommend the por san cisqui or 373 00:44:21.800 --> 00:44:34.360 latter present lac public la part spansque pertends Cali your own a pass presti Premier 374 00:44:34.480 --> 00:44:45.559 damund African make a life pett the Premi. I will not amp ivo competitive 375 00:44:45.079 --> 00:45:04.000 if I just pour lie function suit poor Linda set up lum represent comus Lucien 376 00:45:04.199 --> 00:45:15.639 Gedlement, the Premier Maria San mil funks and at present marquis atris fer de 377 00:45:16.360 --> 00:45:36.679 secon technique the val la perla partat in bonar puir Lisa lacounts at the objective 378 00:45:36.760 --> 00:45:45.280 the voir sas riki or salary just copied equivoid resonal Politanizic Tom Perry c BC 379 00:45:46.199 --> 00:45:51.760 I'm um, without getting into numbers, I'm wondering if you can talk about 380 00:45:51.840 --> 00:45:55.239 how far apart the two sides are from from reaching an agreement, and also 381 00:45:55.239 --> 00:45:59.679 if you can talk about the tone of negotiations right now. Well, I 382 00:45:59.760 --> 00:46:05.679 will say I'm of course convinced that we are putting all the efforts together to 383 00:46:05.960 --> 00:46:08.400 reach a deal. That's where best deals are made is at the table. 384 00:46:09.000 --> 00:46:15.159 And we've been working very hard for the last two weeks in mediation and have 385 00:46:15.360 --> 00:46:21.079 the effort to continue that effort to reach a deal. And i will say 386 00:46:21.159 --> 00:46:25.760 that as we are negotiating, I'm not privy to share where we are in 387 00:46:27.559 --> 00:46:31.320 gaps or whatnot. I think right now the focus is to find compromise and 388 00:46:31.440 --> 00:46:37.320 work together. And the Prime Minister said today that you put forward an offer 389 00:46:37.440 --> 00:46:38.880 on Monday and the Union never got back to you, and the Union says 390 00:46:38.920 --> 00:46:40.960 it did get back to you made a counter offer. Can you clear that 391 00:46:42.039 --> 00:46:44.360 up? What's going on with them? Well, again, as you know, 392 00:46:44.519 --> 00:46:49.280 in the negotiations, there's an offer and then there's a counteroffer, and 393 00:46:49.440 --> 00:46:52.880 that's what we're working on right now, and that the table, there will 394 00:46:52.920 --> 00:46:58.400 be many exchanges. Therefore, we focus right now on making sure the parties 395 00:46:58.440 --> 00:47:04.800 are looking at how the offers will get to one deal. There have been 396 00:47:05.000 --> 00:47:14.719 exchanges for the past two weeks and we will continue to do that. God 397 00:47:15.960 --> 00:47:38.880 communvanclerei the backlog, viennacy lice the man disposible, Premier behood service Canada on 398 00:47:39.039 --> 00:47:50.920 atma convoire. They feel the line the service Canada come on. 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Sometimes imposition are Huntsman Votre sank Mill who plus the past clan 408 00:49:54.000 --> 00:50:04.960 Gregor CTVR is resistant to enshrining the right to work from home or to telework. 409 00:50:05.400 --> 00:50:07.079 Given your previous comments and how well it working in the pandemic, why 410 00:50:07.119 --> 00:50:12.960 don't you allow those things to be enshrined in a collective agreement? Currently? 411 00:50:13.880 --> 00:50:17.519 As I said earlier with another question, we are implementing a hybrid work model 412 00:50:17.679 --> 00:50:24.760 to best deliver services, having a modern workplace that gives the flexibility to public 413 00:50:24.840 --> 00:50:30.039 servants to work from home two to three days a week, and we have 414 00:50:30.320 --> 00:50:37.199 made those proposals on telework and other PSAC priorities during this current negotiation, and 415 00:50:37.360 --> 00:50:39.519 at the same time, we want to make sure that we continue to offer 416 00:50:39.679 --> 00:50:45.679 services to Canadians. That's our core priority. Follow up for Minister Google that 417 00:50:45.360 --> 00:50:50.480 your criteria for what is an essential passport application? Right now? There are 418 00:50:50.480 --> 00:50:53.360 going to be lots of people out there who have holidays planned, travel planned 419 00:50:53.400 --> 00:50:57.199 that don't meet those criteria. You've said, what do you say to a 420 00:50:57.280 --> 00:51:01.360 family that's going to Disney World next week for their passports? Yeah, Glenn, 421 00:51:01.400 --> 00:51:05.559 it's it's a really good question, and unfortunately it's not something that I 422 00:51:05.960 --> 00:51:12.000 have set. It's legislated in law as what an urgent or humanitarian passport is 423 00:51:12.039 --> 00:51:15.800 considered to be UM and uh, you know, I feel I feel very 424 00:51:16.039 --> 00:51:20.360 terrible for them. UM. You know, I think, like all of 425 00:51:20.440 --> 00:51:23.880 my colleagues here, we're very hopeful that we're going to come to a negotiated 426 00:51:23.880 --> 00:51:30.800 agreement with the Public Service Alliance of Canada expeditiously so that the impact on Canadians 427 00:51:30.480 --> 00:51:37.880 is minimal. So I'm I'm very hopeful that that bargaining will continue because you 428 00:51:37.960 --> 00:51:44.400 know, unfortunately, as legislated UM and as outlined with the Union, if 429 00:51:44.519 --> 00:51:49.239 someone has a family vacation plan, it's not considered to be an essential service. 430 00:51:49.360 --> 00:51:52.719 And so you know, I really you know, continue to urge both 431 00:51:52.800 --> 00:51:57.119 parties. I mean, the government is there, We've been there since last 432 00:51:57.199 --> 00:52:00.440 June, and I hope that the Union will continue to be there as well 433 00:52:00.519 --> 00:52:10.320 to reach this agreement because ultimately has an impact on Canadians. Ranc Chris Clip 434 00:52:14.559 --> 00:52:31.599 Your Preserves, Organisms, Cali Come Service Livy and Alma Liervicen Alma lip Program 435 00:52:32.519 --> 00:52:49.119 Nouvelaan Continent sc Seat Lisa. I think a pursui nos activities or PRIs of 436 00:52:49.679 --> 00:53:15.400 service phraser um. The most unique la M the contact bump um um. 437 00:53:15.280 --> 00:53:19.159 So the the it's not one million per year, it's it's common for us 438 00:53:19.199 --> 00:53:22.719 to have more than a million applications in the inventory at any given moment um. 439 00:53:23.039 --> 00:53:25.920 Far more than that come in over the course of a year, and 440 00:53:27.079 --> 00:53:30.239 we process them as they come in, so that the number annually would be 441 00:53:30.719 --> 00:53:34.960 would be much higher. The precise nature of the delays for people who are 442 00:53:35.000 --> 00:53:38.559 awaiting visa processing, for example, will depend on the nature of the labor 443 00:53:38.639 --> 00:53:45.760 disruption. Um. We do have access to the international network of workers at 444 00:53:45.800 --> 00:53:52.480 IRCC who will continue to process what they can with a prioritization, of course, 445 00:53:52.599 --> 00:53:57.239 on emergency situations where a person's life may may be threatened. I do 446 00:53:57.400 --> 00:54:01.320 expect that the impact will be severe, depending on the length of any work 447 00:54:01.400 --> 00:54:08.159 stoppage. However, the full scale of the disruption has certain unknown facts that 448 00:54:08.320 --> 00:54:14.039 make it difficult to assess with certainty the precise timelines or delays an applicant may 449 00:54:14.079 --> 00:54:20.519 face. Ryan Tumulty, National Past Yeah, Minister Fortune, I'm wondering there's 450 00:54:20.559 --> 00:54:24.199 some lack of clarity. PEACEACK is basically telling its members that it's unlikely they 451 00:54:24.239 --> 00:54:29.840 will see wage cutbacks during the strike, that there will be clawbacks after the 452 00:54:29.920 --> 00:54:32.440 strike, but that during the strike they shouldn't expect to see a reduction in 453 00:54:32.480 --> 00:54:37.679 their wages. Is that accurate or should people striking expect that their next paycheck 454 00:54:37.760 --> 00:54:45.400 will be less well, the ones that will be continue to work in their 455 00:54:45.599 --> 00:54:49.000 positions will continue to be paid. The ones that will be going on that 456 00:54:49.119 --> 00:54:54.639 picket line will be given a pay from their union, so they will continue 457 00:54:54.719 --> 00:55:01.360 to be paid by their union and them out per day. Yeah. Sorry, 458 00:55:01.360 --> 00:55:05.679 PSACHI standing its members though, that it will they're unlikely to see a 459 00:55:05.760 --> 00:55:09.039 pay stoppage even while they're on strike and off the job, and that that 460 00:55:09.159 --> 00:55:15.400 won't a clawback won't happen until after the fact. Can you clarify that I 461 00:55:15.480 --> 00:55:19.840 will. I will just make sure that I have the right to technical information 462 00:55:20.039 --> 00:55:22.679 from my colleagues, and I will come back to you if you give me 463 00:55:22.800 --> 00:55:28.239 to make sure that I give you the right information. Thank you, David. 464 00:55:28.280 --> 00:55:32.840 Briefly the logic, thank you. I'm feltier. Could you talk a 465 00:55:32.880 --> 00:55:37.159 little bit about some of the impacts on trade and goods movement from this. 466 00:55:37.360 --> 00:55:42.800 I know frontline CBSA agents are not on strike, but some parts of CBSA 467 00:55:43.039 --> 00:55:47.000 R and they must interact. The Canadian Grain Commission is apparently not doing export 468 00:55:47.079 --> 00:55:52.159 certifications according to your information page. What are the consequences of this strike on 469 00:55:52.199 --> 00:55:57.679 those hearts of activities? Well, as we said earlier, there has been, 470 00:55:57.920 --> 00:56:04.880 of course an understanding with prior to the striking activity with the PSCC to 471 00:56:05.079 --> 00:56:09.840 identify which would be essential services and which will not be. Therefore, there 472 00:56:09.880 --> 00:56:15.360 will be an impact in those services that are not essential, and that is 473 00:56:15.440 --> 00:56:20.800 what is happening. So therefore there will be some impact on this. I'm 474 00:56:20.840 --> 00:56:23.519 after something more specific than that. I'm clearly there's some impact, but where 475 00:56:24.000 --> 00:56:29.760 what sorts of particular goods will be affected by this? Where will imports or 476 00:56:29.800 --> 00:56:34.079 exports be slowed down? I don't have the current specific information, but I 477 00:56:34.159 --> 00:56:37.679 think that is a good question that we can come back to you through a 478 00:56:37.760 --> 00:56:45.039 technical brief. Thank you, Stephanie Lovitts, Toronto Star. Hi. I 479 00:56:45.079 --> 00:56:46.960 guess my questions from natro Fort as well. I'm wondering if you can respond 480 00:56:47.000 --> 00:56:51.400 to the official opposition that says that the fact that we've gotten to a strike 481 00:56:51.559 --> 00:56:53.119 is a measure of incompetence on the part of the federal government. Not being 482 00:56:53.119 --> 00:56:58.480 able to avert something it's not coming for months. Well, again, it's 483 00:56:58.480 --> 00:57:04.079 important to say that we need to make sure that public servants are paid fairly 484 00:57:04.199 --> 00:57:09.039 and that it's a competitive also pay and that's what we've been concentrating on. 485 00:57:09.239 --> 00:57:15.639 A year ago we tabled our first offer, and since then we've been trying 486 00:57:15.760 --> 00:57:22.639 to make sure that public servants have a wage deal that will be fair and 487 00:57:22.760 --> 00:57:27.119 also at the same time reasonable for Canadians. And that's what we're focusing on 488 00:57:27.239 --> 00:57:30.239 at this time. And then, just as my follow up, if we 489 00:57:30.360 --> 00:57:36.119 understand sort of the public service to be the barometer for the private labor market, 490 00:57:36.519 --> 00:57:38.320 what's your message to work is more broadly then that at this time of 491 00:57:38.400 --> 00:57:44.480 inflation, they too ought not expect wage hikes that match inflationary pressures as they 492 00:57:44.519 --> 00:57:47.199 see their own grocery bills and other expenses go up. Well, the thing 493 00:57:47.360 --> 00:57:53.360 is we have put forward a deal, an offer I would say that is 494 00:57:54.719 --> 00:58:02.360 good for public servants and also fair and also that will make sure that it's 495 00:58:02.440 --> 00:58:09.239 reasonable for Canadians. We have a current economy that we see is changing and 496 00:58:09.719 --> 00:58:15.079 we want to make sure, of course that we follow that economy. And 497 00:58:15.679 --> 00:58:17.920 I, as I said, earlier in my remarks, I think it's important 498 00:58:17.960 --> 00:58:23.679 that we get to this wage offer that will not compromise what other jurisdictions are 499 00:58:23.719 --> 00:58:30.199 also working on and putting pressure on those jurisastans and the private sector. So 500 00:58:30.599 --> 00:58:36.400 I think that we have the right path forward and we will of course work 501 00:58:36.599 --> 00:58:39.519 very hard to get to a deal. Thank you very much. We'll now 502 00:58:39.599 --> 00:58:44.400 go to questions on zoom. A reminder to use the race hand function to 503 00:58:44.480 --> 00:59:06.199 indicate if you do have a question, and I will amute you an immediate 504 00:59:22.000 --> 00:59:36.960 excuse. Um don't pass the long minute. 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It seems like at some point they left the table and Labor 523 01:03:39.559 --> 01:03:43.239 had said that they would come back if the government came back an offer. 524 01:03:43.639 --> 01:03:47.800 So I just liked some clarity as to what had happened and whether uh negotiations 525 01:03:47.880 --> 01:03:52.320 resumed because the government came back with the new offer, or that labor just 526 01:03:52.800 --> 01:03:57.079 chose to come back. So I have to say the last two weeks there 527 01:03:57.199 --> 01:04:01.719 has been many conversations going from one room to another with mediation, and that 528 01:04:02.039 --> 01:04:11.960 is what negotiations are, and that this morning, my understanding is that the 529 01:04:12.119 --> 01:04:16.360 union and the government we're at the table working together and that is the same 530 01:04:16.480 --> 01:04:33.440 case as we speak. Okay, wage increases, remote work, seniority rights 531 01:04:33.639 --> 01:04:40.239 on layoffs are three of the biggest things that are that are on the negotiating 532 01:04:40.320 --> 01:04:46.000 table when we're talking about what the union demands are during this particular federal public 533 01:04:46.079 --> 01:04:53.800 service strikes. Here's the thing is this strike is being watched very closely because 534 01:04:54.199 --> 01:05:00.719 it could have ripple effects in other areas depending on what it is that is 535 01:05:00.800 --> 01:05:09.159 negotiated and what demands are met and how they are are actually met. So 536 01:05:11.320 --> 01:05:16.559 the government isn't in a sticky position. And we're talking about one hundred and 537 01:05:16.679 --> 01:05:28.000 fifty five thousand federal public servants that are on strike or at least on some 538 01:05:28.199 --> 01:05:33.880 sort of a slowdown. So what could the ripple effects be and what is 539 01:05:33.920 --> 01:05:38.679 the government really going to do. We're gonna have to keep up with this 540 01:05:39.159 --> 01:05:45.400 and see how things play out with the government. And again they're saying that 541 01:05:45.519 --> 01:05:50.679 they're going to do this behind closed doors. And one of the things that 542 01:05:51.239 --> 01:05:56.920 we know that this government is good at is keeping things behind closed doors until 543 01:05:57.119 --> 01:06:06.320 they explode and then there's public inquiry, which they fight against it. That 544 01:06:06.760 --> 01:06:14.480 also so thank you for listening to us today here on Depictions Media Radio. 545 01:06:14.639 --> 01:06:16.800 You've been listening to Policy and Rights. I'm your host, Michael Clogs and 546 01:06:16.960 --> 01:07:15.119 please find that subscribe. 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