Mr. Speaker, in her speech, the minister said:
“Hard-earned gains in our economy would be compromised, sending us back to harder times”.
If that is the minister's priority, why does she have nothing against removing the hard-earned gains of workers and sending them back to harder times?
How is it possible for the government not to realize that it is thanks to the sacrifices of workers, who, notably, have foregone wages that were taken in the form of a pension that was guaranteed to them for the future? Now, the employer is taking out everything it can from the company. Tens of millions of dollars have been paid to executives in bonuses. The bosses receive huge protected pensions and now we are attacking the workers' rights. How is that fair? How can that be a priority of any Canadian government?