Are unions braced for the storm ahead?

A Quebec bill that critics have slammed as a ‘declaration of war on workers highlights an ongoing trend where provincial and federal governments undermine union influence.

A Canada Post worker waves a smoke device during a picket outside the postal service’s head office in Ottawa on Nov. 28, 2024. The perspective that unions hinder economic growth and hold the public hostage when they exercise their right to strike is gaining traction, writes Stéphane Lacroix. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY STéPHANE LACROIX

March 26, 2025

In February, Quebec Labour Minister Jean Boulet tabled Bill 89, a law that would empower the provincial government to force e...

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