A high-stakes labour fight in Ontario
b'For many people, Ontario Premier Doug Ford\\u2019s showdown with CUPE education workers has become about much more than one fight with one union. Experts say that what the Ontario government chooses to do here \\u2014 and how the public responds \\u2014 could have ripple effects for labour disputes, and the right to strike, across the country. \\n\\n\\n\\nThat\\u2019s because the Ford government introduced legislation this week that would prevent these workers from striking before they even start, and do it using the highly controversial notwithstanding clause, which allows provinces to temporarily override some parts of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. \\n\\n\\n\\nToday, we\\u2019ll first speak to Bea Bruske, president of the Canadian Labour Congress, about what\\u2019s been happening on the ground in Ontario. Then we\\u2019ll speak to Charles Smith, an Associate Professor in the Department of Political Science at the University of Saskatchewan\\u2019s St. Thomas More College, about whether this could set a precedent for labour fights across the country.'