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While that may seem a light point , and in some ways it is a point of somewhat humorous reflection , it is nevertheless also a very serious point , because for these 80 years a minister of the Crown has always had a special responsibility to all Manitobans to ensure that their telephone system is efficient , effective , available , accessible , technologically advanced , soundly administered . Mr. Reid : Mr. Chairperson , this is a matter that was raised during committee hearings where presenters indicated to this committee that they were concerned that an employee intent on disrupting the operations of a particular labour organization in this province could spend a great deal of their time searching out and providing detailed , very detailed , financial information that may be requested by one of those employees so covered under that particular bargaining unit , and that it would consume a tremendous amount of time on the part of the labour organization in fulfilling those requests . Let the Labour Board determine , because it is an independent quasi-judicial body , to look at the conditions and the policies ; the conditions of the strike or lockout and the picket line involved ; the activities , whether or not there were provisions as a result of those picket line activities that involved perhaps some way where members of the union that were on the picket line would be incited to take certain actions either on the part of the employer or other persons and that those factors need to be taken into consideration in fairness to those people . I believe the intent of the government is not to financially , at least I hope it is not the intent of this government , to want to financially penalize the labour organization by having those dues turned over to a charity instead of remaining internal to the organization to allow for the , perhaps , in cases of mediation or arbitration or other matters , for which this legislation is now going to impose costs , and that those monies would be better left internal to assist with the payment of those costs . For the symposium has led to further rounds of meetings and essays , and now , We the People : The Fourteenth Amendment and the Supreme Court , a scholarly monograph from the pen of Professor Michael Perry of the law school at Wake Forest . I think obviously in this case there must have been some communication to the minister before on this matter , and if the minister had considered this , by putting it out early on , it gives some chance for consideration . Mr. Toews : On a point of order , I might just indicate that in no time in my statements did I say that I had the power to do anything of that .