This bill is indulging an ideological wish list that this Government came into government with. The return to national awards and the move to strengthen unions—despite no empirical evidence whatsoever as to either the problem or the policy response. Let me quote directly from Treasury and what they had to say about these fair pay agreements, so-called: "There's been minimal identification of empirical evidence for the problem or the policy response." But they did note that the proposed system could make structural changes to the labour market and have negative effects on worker conditions, employment, and productivity. So the rationale for the mandatory union deals is as clear as mud. And that is what we're seeing from this Government. It's consistent with Labour's desire to centralise control and not trust New Zealanders to make decisions about themselves and what's in their own interests. It's certainly not based on evidence, and certainly no evidence that it will increase New Zealanders' wealth, living standards, and prosperity.