The Standing Committee on Human Resources Development has the honour to present its

*scFIFTH REPORT

In accordance with its Order of Reference of Wednesday, November 20 1996, your Committee has considered Bill C-66, An Act to amend the Canada Labour Code (Part I) and the Corporations and Labour Unions Returns Act and to make consequential amendments to other Acts, and has agreed to report it with the following amendments:

Clause 2

Strike out lines 39 and 40, on page 4, and substitute the following therefor:

"concerning the making of regulations«

In the French version only, strike out lines 13 and 14, on page 9, and substitute the following therefor:

"applicable à la présentation d'une demande;"

Clause 5

Strike out line 21, on page 11, and substitute the following therefor:

"relevant to a matter before it, after providing the parties the opportunity to make representations;"

Clause 7

Strike out lines 5 to 8, on page 13, and substitute the following therefor:

À(d) amend, to the extent that the Board considers necessary, the provisions of collective agreements respecting expiry dates or seniority rights, or amend other such provisions;«

Clause 27

Strike out lines 37 to 39, on page 20.

Clause 31

In the French version only, strike out lines 12 to 14, on page 23, and substitute the following therefor:

À(3) Le ministre ne peut prendre qu'une des mesures que prévoit le présent article à l'égard d'un différend visant une«

Clause 37

Strike out lines 31 to 34, on page 27, and substitute the following therefor:

Àbeen held pursuant to subsection (1) and who alleges that«

Add immediately after line 39, on page 27, the following:

À(4.1) An employer who is a member of an employers' organization that has held a lockout vote pursuant to subsection (2) and who alleges that there were irregularities in the conduct of the vote may, no later than ten days after the announcement of the results of the vote, make an application to the Board to have the vote declared invalid.«

In the English version only, strike out line 2, on page 28, and substitute the following therefor:

Àapplication made pursuant to subsection (4) or (4.1) if«

Add immediately after line 23, on page 31, the following:

À87.8 (1) During a strike or lockout not prohibited by this Part, an employer operating a freight and passenger service between North Sydney, Nova Scotia and Port-aux-Basques, Newfoundland that is provided for in Term 32 of the schedule to the Newfoundland Act, its employees and their bargaining agent shall continue to provide that service.

(2) Unless the parties otherwise agree, the rates of pay or any other term or condition of employment, and any rights, duties or privileges of the employees, the employer or the trade union in effect before the requirements of paragraphs 89(1)(a) to (d) were met continue to apply with respect to employees who are members of the bargaining unit and who have been assigned to provide the service referred to in subsection (1) pursuant to that subsection.

(3) On application by an affected employer or trade union, or on referral by the Minister, the Board may determine any question with respect to the application of subsection (1) and make any order it considers appropriate to ensure compliance with that subsection.

«Your Committee has ordered a reprint of Bill C-66, as amended, as a working copy for the use of the House of Commons at the report stage.

A copy of the Minutes of Proceeding relating to this Bill (Issue No. 6 which includes this Report) is tabled.

Respectfully submitted,

*scMAURIZIO BEVILACQUA,

Chair