Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Good afternoon to the witnesses. Thank you for being here.
I would like to use some of my time to move a motion that I duly tabled with the committee on Wednesday, May 6. You all received that motion, dear colleagues. The motion, that I hope you will accept, proposes that we invite the Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry to answer our questions about COVID-19 and its impact on workers, particularly with regard to pension plans.
I am moving this motion because it was impossible to get any answers from Employment and Social Development Canada at the last meeting. As you have all read, today is a black Friday. Two million jobs were lost in the month of April alone. We all know the impact that has on workers. It is already being announced that many businesses in some large industrial sectors will be placing themselves under the protection of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act or protecting themselves from their creditors. It is absolutely urgent that the committee hear from the minister to determine the impact that the situation could have on workers' pension plans.
Thank you for supporting this motion.