Please read the following statement from Elizabeth May, Member of Parliament for Saanich–Gulf Islands and Leader of the Green Party of Canada, recognising National Day of Mourning (Workers Memorial Day):
“On the National Day of Mourning, Canadians commemorate workers who have died, been injured or become disabled or sick due to work-related incidents and poor workplace conditions. I am proud to have consistently supported workers rights throughout my time in Parliament, such as opposing back-to-work legislation, staying throughout the 2011 filibuster in support of CUPW and Canada Post workers and advocating for a ban on the use, import and export of asbestos, which remains a top cause of work-related death in Canada.
I recently voted for Bill C-58 to ban employers from hiring replacement workers in federally-regulated industries. When a union goes into a legal strike position, it is very important that they are able to exercise those rights because they are rights. I stand with workers and support their rights to collectively bargain as they strive for better working conditions and compensation for work-related incidents.”