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- Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government introduced Bill C-39 to amend the Canada Labour Code.
- The bill creates a special mediator role and limits ministerial strike intervention to national-interest threats.
- Unions say the changes dilute the right to strike and give the government a back-door to impose settlements.
- Liberal ministers used Section 107 ten times from 2023-2025 to end strikes in ports, railways, airlines and postal service.