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

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. “We’re going to study the legislation,” Mr. Poilievre told reporters at a press conference in Vancouver. “I never take a position before I have had a chance to actually look at what’s written down on paper.”...