Mr. John Farrell at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On February 10th, 2011. See this statement in context.

February 10th, 2011 / 12:20 p.m.

Executive Director, Federally Regulated Employers - Transportation and Communications (FETCO)

I certainly will.

We recognize the Canadian Armed Forces exception that has been raised in the legislation, and we think that in some cases there are analogous situations that could occur in the private sector.

We believe that the elimination of mandatory retirement must include an exception that allows mandatory retirement policies negotiated with employers and unions to be implemented in respect of positions that have public safety implications.

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