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Originally Posted by GGG
Shouldn’t we all be ready to join them in the flippant use of the notwithstanding clause?
Effectively the government is saying that in Canada labour rights are not protected if the majority government decides it to be.
We already have court tested mechanisms to legislate essential workers back to work. The Ontario government is trying to do an end around these processes.
Also what can the government do if people refuse to work? It could be deemed an illegal strike and you could terminate people for non performance of their job but if people are willing to take those risks then there isn’t really anything the government can do.
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Of course all Canadians should stand up for our rights and ensure that they are protected. Do we do that at any cost necessary though? Can we sustain $10's or $100's of millions worth of economic impact per day if some of the major unions, and/or non union, employees took job action?