Patty Hajdu: “What I hear more from Ontario parents, to be frank, is the need for additional spots and the need for the growth of the…”

I think the pressure is extremely high when it's in a transportation sector that is transporting essential goods, transporting perishable goods.

These changes mean that, as many people have called for, the labour minister must meet a higher bar before intervention is possible with this tool.

This clarity means that the minister will have to show his or her work clearly, outlining why the need for arbitration or other dispute mechanisms is necessary," she said.

And that mediator's report — should it become public — is not going to be pleasant for a company's shareholders [or] their reputation in Canada and worldwide. Nobody wants to know that their shipper had a deal at the table and didn't pick…