Patty Hajdu

C-58 Mr. Speaker, Bill, which came into force on June 20, 2025, amended the Canada Labour Code by prohibiting the use of replacement workers during a strike. We expect all federally regulated employers, including Crown corporations, to abide by labour standards as set out in the Labour Code. If a union or an employee believes an employer is illegally using replacement workers, they can file a [more]

C-39 Mr. Speaker, it is an honour to rise in the House to highlight the labour components of Bill. Today, I will outline the labour components of the bill and how they would strengthen labour relations in federally regulated sectors. We know that a strong economy depends on a strong workforce and strong relationships between workers and their employers. Workplaces with healthy labour relations [more]

Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, thehas risen many times and talked about the importance of good union jobs as an outcome of build Canada strong. In fact, that is why the Building Trades Unions stood with the Prime Minister a year ago or so as we announced the creation of the Major Projects Office. It is why it has been so supportive of the team Canada strong approach to ensuring that young people [more]

Mr. Speaker, I would point out that section 107, a contentious part of the Canada Labour Code, has been used pre-emptively two times in the past. In fact, we are responding to unions' concerns that this particular part of the code could be used to pre-emptively prevent a strike from occurring. We have said that is unconstitutional, so we have put guardrails around this particular piece of the [more]

Mr. Speaker, the Minister of Labour does have the responsibility and the right to use the Canada Labour Code to foster industrial peace. Section 107 is not the only tool that ministers have used in the past to end labour disruption because of national economic interest. As the member would know, this House has been used to pass back-to-work legislation, which is obviously a worst-case scenario [more]

Mr. Speaker, we worked extensively with employers and labour unions, and of course Canadians, who all told us that it is very important to uphold a collective right to strike. It is in our Constitution. That is exactly what this legislation would do. It would address the challenges that workers are having in their workplaces, in particular around those first collective agreements, which can also [more]

Mr. Speaker, the modernized system delivers essential affordability measures to ensure that millions of Canadians receive the support they rely on every month. Choosing modernization means choosing a stable and reliable system, a system that delivers benefits on time and without mistakes.

Minister of Transport Prime Minister Mr. Speaker, just last month, I was honoured to stand with theand thein Thunder Bay, Ontario, at the Alstom plant as we announced support for Via to purchase its new fleet of cars using Canadian talent in a Canadian plant. That will benefit workers in La Pocatière and in Thunder Bay. This is the announcement of a generation for my riding, with 10 years of [more]

Mr. Speaker, I know the member of Parliament is now an Albertan MP, but in Ontario, I was so excited to announce with Minister Calandra the extension of the Ontario early learning and child care agreement with Canada that will retain child care at an average of $19 a day per child in Ontario for the next four years. That is a savings of $9,000 per child per year for families. That is the kind of [more]

Mr. Speaker, the benefits delivery modernization program is the largest IT transformation ever undertaken by the Government of Canada. It aims to provide Canadians with a modern, seamless experience when it comes to old age security, the Canada pension plan and employment insurance. The member of Parliament is correct. The numbers are going down, and we continue to work to make sure that every [more]

Mr. Speaker, the real question is when the Conservative Party is going to get on board with the rest of Canadians, who have said, “Let's band together. Let's support each other. Let's support Canadian businesses. Let's support each other in our communities. Let's make sure kids have food when they go to school. Let's make sure that every person who wants to be a skilled tradesperson can become [more]

Mr. Speaker, in the member's province alone, parents are saving up to $10,400 per child per year with early learning and child care. The national school food program in Ontario has already served 130,000 meals, and for indigenous communities alone, 9.8 million meals have been served . Through the work-sharing program with which we have supported provinces, including Ontario, we have managed to [more]

Leader of the Opposition Mr. Speaker, if Markita knew that for every single measure we have put forward for people just like her, thehas voted against them, I think she would be deeply disappointed. Every step that we take, whether it is to feed kids, support building trades, make sure that people have access to dental care or provide lower costs for child care, we have been working diligently [more]

Mr. Speaker, Mark will be very happy to know that we index all our benefits to inflation. In fact, I wonder if Mark knows that the member is voting against his interests every time she stands up in the House. I wonder if Mark knows that every time we strengthen our social safety nets, not just for seniors but for children and the next generation as well, she votes against those people too. On [more]

Mr. Speaker, this government has said time and again that we will always respect a worker's constitutional right to strike. If the member wants to be helpful, they will support this government as we invest in the skilled trades, many of them with unionized members, to build Canada strong. We are investing in the trades and training. We are investing in unions. We are investing in workers. We are [more]