Finance committee  I will answer about my resolutions, also. CSN is a very politically active organization and it has been so since 1921, when it was founded. Even a former Liberal federal member, Jean Marchand, said that unions have the right and the obligation to do political activism for the benefits of its members, but also for the general population, because we're not just working in plants—

Finance committee  Oh, yes, I am. Israel has had massive human rights violations in Palestine against the Palestinians, and we've been denouncing them for decades. That is a historical statement from our organization, and I will sustain that.

Finance committee  Absolutely, sir. It's been voted on by our convention and members.

Finance committee  We do.

Finance committee  I don't have that particular piece of information, but I think I saw that recently. I can confirm it.

Finance committee  Yes.

Finance committee  That's right.

Finance committee  Absolutely. I would say that the workers' funds are effective. They allow Canadians and Quebeckers who contribute to them to have a pension fund aside from the Canada Pension Plan and the Quebec Pension Plan—or another, depending on the province—but chiefly, they allow small and medium businesses who want to grow to have access to venture capital.

Finance committee  I would like to make three remarks concerning these pre-budget consultations. Regarding innovation and research, there is a tool in Quebec that is known as the workers' funds. There are two. These workers' funds generate hundreds of thousands of jobs, particularly in venture capital sectors where there is a need for innovation, and where there is innovation thanks to this available venture capital.