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The Building Canada Strong Act, tabled on Monday as the House opened for the start of the fall sitting, aims to streamline project approval processes, modernize federal labour laws and support efforts to unlock new trade markets.
The Liberal government’s sweeping economic bill creates new “guardrails” on when Ottawa can step in to order an end to strikes or lockouts, Jobs and Families Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday.
The Building Canada Strong Act, tabled on Monday as the House opened for the start of the fall sitting, aims to streamline project approval processes, modernize federal labour laws and support efforts to unlock new trade markets.
The labour changes include new rules to structure when the government can intervene in work disputes.
Under s. 107 of the Canada Labour Code, the government can issue an order directing the end of a strike or lockout, and sending the parties to binding arbitration.
The latest bill would maintain s. 107 but creates a new special mediator process to help structure its use.
Before using that power, the labour minister will need to receive a report from the mediator that voices support for intervention and declares the dispute to be of national importance.”
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