I would say that you know that not everybody does have a robust pension plan such as ours. That's certainly not within my purview, but I certainly agree that it is within the purview of this committee and Parliament to address. It's sort of beyond my pay grade, I guess. But you are correct, and you note that many don't. This bill, amended as we've suggested, would provide that protection, except in those circumstances where there is a pension plan. So you're protecting the pension plan. You're protecting the collective interests of the groups who have negotiated it, but you're also defending the individual rights in cases where they need defending.
On February 15th, 2011. See this statement in context.