Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good morning, Mr. Zafirovski. A few of your comments startled me. You claim that you have the support of your employees. I find it odd for you to make such an assertion. How can your employees support you when they are seeing former employees, current pensioners who are in the situation of possibly losing their pensions or only able to draw a tiny amount from their savings?
I find that very odd, but what is even more bizarre is that you received a $9.7-million bonus last year. It is appalling to hear such things, that is the least that can be said. You also said that the room is hot. Perhaps it is hot, but you are feeling the heat because some of the people here do not necessarily support you.
How do you feel? You claim to have a lot of compassion for employees. Above and beyond the compassion, what specific and effective measures are you taking to restore confidence and support these people? In Quebec, 3,000 Nortel retirees are living in uncertainty.