Poilievre Says He Needs to Study Replacement Workers Bill Before Taking Position

Poilievre Says He Needs to Study Replacement Workers Bill Before Taking Position
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks during a news conference in Vancouver on Nov. 13, 2023. The Canadian Press/Ethan Cairns
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said on Nov. 13 he doesn’t yet have a position on the Liberal government’s proposed legislation to ban the use of replacement workers during strikes and lockouts in most federally regulated workplaces.

The bill, known as Bill C-58 in the House of Commons, was introduced last week and will apply to most federally regulated industries such as banking, airports and telecommunications, and railways. It will not apply to the federal public service or workplaces that are regulated by a province or territory.