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Mr. Fotti : We saw , rather than being grouped under an Essential Services Act that covers a whole gamut of other areas and does not , shall we say , deal with us specifically the way we would like to be dealt with , that if we were to have been put under the firefighters ' act , seeing as we feel that we are amalgamated with the firefighters , that would have been more than acceptable to us as well . However , shortly after this remark , the same report goes on to state that [ 98 ] ‘ after a brief discussion , it was decided that , at the next meeting , all members of the product committee would bring a list of prices charged in the month preceding the next meeting [ ... Mr. Lamoureux : Whether it is saving lives or providing that sense of security , all three have been deemed as essential services , two of which are being given binding arbitration , one of which is being denied . Just as an aside , this morning I asked the government House leader as to how much time was being allocated to individuals to make their presentation , and instead of getting a minute amount , I was told , if you are thinking about filibustering , we will cut you off , which speaks to the over-reaction and hypersensitivity of this government on many issues . Mr. Shepherdson : Again , we will confirm that all options as a matter of due diligence were explored , and in the final analysis , it was decided that the most appropriate mechanism for addressing all of our concerns , including the employees , was amendments to Essential Services Act. This reduced the danger that price increases or reductions might be seized upon by individual FEG members in order to secure a competitive advantage over other FEG members by refraining from passing on an increase or reduction to their customers , or by passing it on only in part . For these reasons , it was decided to continue the proceedings only against the FEG and TU .