Mr. Speaker, tomorrow former Nortel employees will gather on Parliament Hill to make their concerns known. Our thoughts and empathy are with the people who have lost their jobs or suffered in any way during this global recession.
That is why our economic action plan provides up to two years in training, extends employment insurance by five weeks, and 20 weeks for long-tenured workers who have lost their jobs through no fault of their own.
We have lowered business taxes to attract high quality, well paid employment to this country. We have introduced the tax-free savings account to allow people some independence and security in their own savings for retirement.
Our economic action plan will get us through this difficult time and we will re-emerge from it stronger than ever.