Thank you.
I think you have put your finger on the need for preventative training or training that would continue throughout the workers' careers so they would have more options should they lose their jobs.
Witnesses from Alberta that we heard from had the opportunity to have jobs they like and enjoy, it seems, and I am very happy for them. However, Mr. Roberts, they also said this:
“I have to work.”
And Ms. Williams said:
“I really have to.”
She spoke about the fact that she had to keep working.
Knowing that about 70% of Canadians do not have a supplementary pension and that public pensions are currently inadequate, what measures do you think should be taken to improve public pensions or improve access to supplementary pensions through companies?
We have the impression that a lot of people continue working because they have no choice. I am pleased if they like their jobs but, for me, people should have the opportunity when they turn 65 to say thank you, but that's enough, that they've worked enough and that the time has come for them to enjoy life with their children, their grandchildren and their families. However, we don't currently have measures in place to allow that. We've also just increased the age to receive old age security to 67.
What measures do you think should be taken so that people can have the choice to work or not?