Bill C-39 proposes powers to address labour disputes, but only after a strike or lockout has begun.
Give the Government the option to intervene in exceptional circumstances, before the work stops, when all measures have been exhausted and significant economic harm to the national interest is at stake.
Farmers lose sales. Manufacturers face production delays. Exporters can’t access global markets. The consequences ripple across industries – often before a stoppage even starts – costing Canada billions of dollars and threatening our reputation as a reliable trading partner. Why wait?
Approximate product value Canadian railways transport each day.
Estimated losses from rail and port disruptions over the past decade.
Value of trade disrupted by the 13-day West Coast port stoppage in 2023.
Estimated daily sales losses during the 2024 August rail stoppage.
Estimated sales losses during a transportation stoppage.
Monthly value of Canadian imports reliant on efficient supply chains.
Share of Canadian lumber exports transported by rail to reach global markets.
Share of Canadian mining commodities shipped on the national rail network.
Canada’s economy runs on reliable supply chains. Let’s continue to respect collective bargaining while having a mechanism in place to intervene in exceptional circumstances, when the national interest is at stake.
