Government plans to introduce economy bill critics say will threaten right to strike

OTTAWA — Members of Parliament return from their summer break today, and the government is expected to introduce a wide-ranging bill they say is focused on making the economy more resilient.

But critics caution it could threaten the right to strike.

Government House Leader Steven MacKinnon, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu and Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc are scheduled to hold a joint press conference on the bill after it’s introduced later today.

On Saturday Hajdu said the goal is to “reduce” the number of times the government intervenes in the collective bargaining process and MacKinnon said the goal is to make it “easier” to reach an agreement.