the federal government will always maintain that the strongest deals happen at the table.

“This is a disappointing development,”

Obviously, I have to leave it to the parties to characterize those talks, but they are very, very well supported by the Federal Mediation Service and we’re hopeful that they reach a negotiated agreement.

“By collaborating with provinces and territories to remove barriers to skilled trades, we are equipping workers with the tools needed to succeed,”

The goal of these consultations is to understand how to minimize those times where relationships are so frayed, where people are so angry with each other, that coming to an agreement about the next five years seems like an impossible task.

We need strong labour relations to reassure the world that we can get our products to market … but we also need the protections for unions when they feel their rights have been violated.

You’re trying to balance, obviously, all of the rights that people have to strike with the short- and long-term economic impact.

The question is, what tools should be there for the minister of labour to foster industrial peace?

This government’s been clear we’re not going to — at all — touch a constitutional right to strike.

If you’re afraid of what the future looks like, it gets really hard to commit to long-term collective agreements.

It is definitely about the protection of what we've gained, and what we've gained is very significant.

On average, families are saving about $11,000 per year, per child. That's a giant savings across the country.

Certainly, money has been part of the challenge.

Although 97 per cent of collective agreements are arrived at in the federal space without labour disruption, there are some sectors with high-profile, challenging complications that happen on a regular basis.

These are good quality, solid careers and too few Canadians know about them.

We have seen the shocks to our economy as a result of the tariff war with the United States.

They have a labour shortage … in many areas of the country.

Canadians expect us to move quickly.

The question is, if not 107, then what other tools could be useful both to employers but also to unions.

The (mining) alliance will serve a crucial role in ensuring that Canada’s mining workforce is well equipped to support the ambitious national infrastructure projects that will strengthen Canada and enhance our economic independence.