The Liberals respected organized labour, he added, vowing a new relationship after years of abysmal relations under the Conservatives. It was enough time to convince organized labour to back the Liberals instead of the New Democrats, he said at the time. There is a new relationship between the two parties, one labour leaders describe as being open and collaborative. From an organized labour point of view, the Liberals got off to a good start when they took power. Trudeau also sent an open letter to the public service saying the relationship would be different than the one under the Tories.

Source: thestar July 09, 2016 21:33 UTC