Statement made on 08 December 2009 by Senator Terry Mercer
Hon. Terry M. Mercer:
Honourable senators, I wish to follow up on the questions of Senator Carstairs and Senator Lapointe with respect to the strike of the museum workers.
I understand that the leader's responsibility is as Leader of the Government in the Senate, but her other colleagues in cabinet have specific responsibilities, besides Minister Ambrose, the Minister of Labour, who seems to be, in my estimation, abdicating her responsibility. We have two political ministers involved here. The political minister responsible for Eastern Ontario is Mr. Baird and the political minister responsible for Western Quebec is Mr. Cannon.
I urge the leader, as a long-time resident of the National Capital Region, to talk to both Mr. Baird and Mr. Cannon. Perhaps the three of them could urge Ms. Ambrose to finally move and get this strike over with. We are getting close to Christmas. These people have suffered too long, basically because of the inaction of the employer, which is the Government of Canada. I urge the leader to do that as quickly as possible.
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