Industry committee  First of all, because employers have to stop taking advantage of workers and commit to complying with provincial and federal legislation, to paying workers' severance, separation and pension plans. Yes, we want to be secured creditors. Our severance and termination pay must be se

Industry committee  Good morning. I want to thank the committee, ladies and gentlemen, for hearing us. First I want to emphasize that we agree on Bill C-501. However, we sincerely believe that additions should be made to it to give it more teeth. Why? Who is currently suffering most from the defic

Industry committee  We have to be careful. Theoretically, one of AbitibiBowater's plants should be more modern than the Gatineau plant, namely the one in Amos. It was newly built in 1982. It was previously a Donohue plant. But whether I'm talking about the old plant in Kénogami or plants in Alma, La

Industry committee  It's a good thing we are members of CEP, the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union of Canada, because without the union movement, we would be wearing a ball and chain and be fed nothing but bread and water. Men and women workers owe their working conditions to the union m

Industry committee  I'd like to talk about the Gatineau plant. This is a problem that affects Quebec and Gatineau. I will continue to be conservative. Here I'm not referring to the Conservative Party. Construction of the Gatineau plant began in 1926, and the plant became operational in 1929. The f

Industry committee  Good morning, ladies and gentlemen, members of the Committee. Thank you for inviting us to appear. At the Gatineau plant, the infrastructure is the industry flagship. It is one of the most modern plants in North America. I know that in Canada, the Gatineau plant is the most mode