In fact, the members of the CSN are very concerned by all of the issues having to do with retirement. In Quebec in particular, over the last few years there have been a host of reforms to pension plans. The current discussions in Canada to improve all of the pension plans, and retirement income, are of very great interest to our members. They find these issues interesting because they will affect everyone.
This will improve the basic income of workers when they retire. There is a public sector and a private sector, and certain enterprises do not have pension plans. The general pension plan therefore ensures that all Canadians and Quebeckers will see an improvement in their basic income upon retirement. For us, this involves the Quebec Pension Plan.
Those are the bases of our brief, which bears witness to the fact that people are pleased with this improvement and with this perspective that aims to ensure that everyone will have a better retirement income. However, we do have a concern, which is that the other pillars that are the foundation of people's retirement income are not as solid. We would like to avoid a situation whereby in improving the Canadian and Quebec pension plans, employers who already have pension plans in their enterprises, or even those who do not, distance themselves even more from these matters. We have observed this tendency for many years. Unfortunately, despite the actions of governments, the incomes of Canadians and Quebeckers have continued to deteriorate over the past few years.
In short, yes, people are in favour of the change and they appreciate it. They would even like us to do more, and take this work further.