Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Mrs. Vignola, thank you for your comments.
In paragraph (d) of the definition of reprisal, the act refers to working conditions. According to the Canada Labour Code, that includes physical conditions and well-being at work, that is, emotional conditions. The employer therefore has to make sure that the employee is treated well, psychologically and physically, and that they are safe. You talked about what can happen outside work, but that is not the employer's responsibility, although the employer certainly has a duty to show compassion to its employees.
You could make the following compromise: the committee could add examples to paragraph (d) of the current definition in the act, which would emphasize some of the conditions that are important to the committee members. How to do this would need to be determined, and it might take some work, but it could provide a focus on the psychological and other elements that committee members consider important.