Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I would like to indicate at the outset that I will be sharing the time given to me during this first round with my friend and colleague from Thunder Bay—Rainy River, who is the author of a bill on pensions. He will be doing all of the NDP's second intervention.
I would like to begin by thanking you all for coming here, particularly Ms. Blanchard, Mr. St-Michel and Gladys. Thank you for putting a human face on these issues. The people from Nortel presented us with a document to show the human side, and you represent it well.
Yesterday we learned that the government once again intends to hold consultations throughout Canada. What we need to do is quite clear, in my opinion. The Parliamentary Secretary, Mr. Menzies, had already done his own consultations during the last prorogation. The government was supposed to recalibrate during this prorogation and arrive ready to take action. What is missing now is the will to do something. As you said so clearly, Gladys, we have a date and it is urgent. We have to stop procrastinating.
Ms. Urquhart, it is a pleasure to see you again. Your comments are so relevant and help us so much in our work. I must tell you that you have raised an issue that has already been raised by the experts. We are deeply concerned by this issue. There are, within our current legal structure, incentives pushing companies to declare bankruptcy, which is not right. I would like to thank you especially for providing us with explanations as well as comparisons with what exists in other countries like ours and which show that we are dragging our heels. From a social perspective, this is inexcusable. We believe that we are socially advanced, and we brag about this, but we are not. So thank you for that.
Mr. Neuschwander, would you be so kind as to share your studies with us? Earlier, you said, according to the opinions we have received, this should not cost any more. Would you be so kind as to send them to us?