Mr. Speaker, I welcome my colleague to the House. We look forward to many opportunities to debate issues over the upcoming year.
What we have talked about is really jurisdiction and impact. What we have consistently said is that it is appropriate for provincial governments to have systems in place, with the flexibility and agility that really relates to their local market conditions, and therefore, as a federal government with a small federally regulated workforce, we believe it is most appropriate to align with the decisions that are made in the provinces.
In actual fact it was his government that introduced that change, and we continue to support the mechanism that was made at that time.