THE STANDING SENATE COMMITTEE ON SOCIAL AFFAIRS, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
MINUTES OF PROCEEDINGS
OTTAWA, Tuesday, June 11, 2024
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[English]
The Standing Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology met this day at 3 p.m., in room B45, Senate of Canada Building, the chair, the Honourable Ratna Omidvar, presiding.
Members of the committee present: The Honourable Senators Bernard, Brazeau, Burey, Cordy, Cormier, Lankin, P.C., Moodie, Omidvar, Osler, Petitclerc and Seidman (11).
Other senators present: The Honourable Senators Carignan, P.C., McPhedran and Mégie (3).
Participating in the meeting: Diana Ambrozas, Analyst, Library of Parliament.
Pursuant to the order of reference adopted by the Senate on Thursday, June 6, 2024, the committee continued its study of Bill C-58, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code and the Canada Industrial Relations Board Regulations, 2012.
WITNESSES:
Montreal Economic Institute:
Daniel Dufort, Chief Executive Officer;
Gabriel Giguère, Senior Public Policy Analyst.
Canadian Labour Congress:
Bea Bruske, President (by videoconference).
Unifor:
Lana Payne, National President (by videoconference).
Teamsters Canada:
Mariam Abou-Dib, Executive Director (by videoconference).
Alberta Federation of Labour:
Gil McGowan, President.
United Steelworkers Union:
Marty Warren, National Director.
International Longshore and Warehouse Union:
Rob Ashton, President (by videoconference).
As individuals:
Robert Paul Hebdon, Professor Emeritus, Organizational Behavior, McGill University (by videoconference);
Rafael Gomez, Director, Centre for Industrial Relations and Human Resources, University of Toronto (by videoconference).
Robert Paul Hebdon, Rafael Gomez and Daniel Dufort each made a statement and, together with Gabriel Giguère, answered questions.
At 3:49 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 3:55 p.m., the committee resumed.
Bea Bruske, Lana Payne and Mariam Abou-Dib each made a statement and answered questions.
At 4:57 p.m., the committee suspended.
At 5:07 p.m., the committee resumed.
Gil McGowan, Marty Warren and Rob Ashton each made a statement and answered questions.
At 5:47 p.m., the committee adjourned to the call of the chair.
ATTEST:
Ericka Dupont
Clerk of the Committee