Thank you very much, Madam Chair.
I want to thank all our guests for coming here today on this important issue.
My first question is for Mr. Docherty.
Lenders and investors knowingly put their money into a business at some calculated risk. They do so with the intention of turning a profit. I see the workers as this type of investor, too. They invest their time and labour, and they do it in return for a paycheque and, in the case of an employer-sponsored defined benefits plan, for a deferred wage.
Do you agree that this bill, Bill C-253, would finally put a much-needed change to the standard and culture of how we look at pensions so that workers' investments in a deferred wage come before investors that do so at a risk for a chance to make a profit?