Patty Hajdu: “We are responding to a crisis and doing exactly what Canadians have asked us to.”

What I hear more from Ontario parents, to be frank, is the need for additional spots and the need for the growth of the system overall.

In the past, if an employer was refusing to bargain or was removing things from previous offers or acting in a way that was not bargaining in good faith, the union members could talk about it, but they couldn't necessarily prove it,

In terms of workers' rights, we're actually strengthening their rights," she told reporters.

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.