The original Liberal bill proposed to limit grievances to a provision of a collective agreement or arbitral award. Bob Paulson, was grilled over his proposal to strip Mounties of the right to bargain for essential working conditions as they form the first ever RCMP union. “The Supreme Court of Canada talked about a fair process between management and the bargaining agent. He said Paulson made a point of “telling us that these exclusions are superfluous, that he feels they’re covered elsewhere. “We’ve taken a look at a range of other police services that do not have exclusions listed precisely like this,” Kenny said.

Source: thestar June 14, 2016 19:10 UTC