Mr. Speaker, after accepting early retirement incentives, AbitibiBowater pensioners are being left with nothing.
These people followed the rules and contributed to the system, but are losing their pension.
How can a company like AbitibiBowater be allowed to shirk its responsibilities towards its pensioners, when the former executive chairman, John Weaver, was given a severance package of $17.5 million?
Why does the government still refuse to protect retirees, but continue to help—