Ms. Aristeo is calling for safeguards, even though we know these would are only temporary, in order to give business time to adjust. Other measures are needed, because older workers who belong to her union are losing their jobs. One such measure that the government has yet to institute in POWA, the Program for Older Worker Adjustment.
In light of the current situation, what steps must the union, the employee representative, the industry representative and businesses take together to develop safeguards so that textile companies in Quebec and in Canada can truly perform at an outstanding level and even outshine their competition? Perhaps Ms. Aristeo could give us an overview of the situation in terms of safeguards and innovation.