Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Nortel is sort of the standard-bearer of the social drama that is currently playing out in Canada and Quebec. It isn't only Nortel; there are a number of others, such as Atlas Steel. I could give you a list of companies where, unfortunately, the workers had to pay from their pension plan. It was their money that they had invested, that they had put in out of their own pockets. It belongs to them. Unfortunately, the only solutions that we're finding around this table seem to be that the workers have to pay.
I feel that there are other solutions. Look at the forestry sector. We are asking for loan guarantees, which facilitates credit. The Conservative government has helped the automotive industry enormously. Why not do the same thing for the forestry sector? You'll be able to respond to that.
In the case of Nortel workers, let's keep in mind that the company no longer exists. All its assets are being sold, and revenue from those sales is being given to the shareholders.
So why wouldn't we help the workers? The representatives from the Canadian Chamber of Commerce could answer that question. We want to impoverish communities and we are impoverishing workers at the same time.
Mr. Harden, you can speak first.