Mr. Speaker, on Friday, I had a visit from Mr. and Mrs. Poulain at my riding office.
Mrs. Poulain is a Nortel retiree. Her pension was cut in half, and she is worried about the future. We recently learned that Justice Winkler failed to get the various parties to reach an agreement on how to divide over $9 billion in Nortel assets.
Three former executives were recently acquitted of fraud charges. Over $750 million in fees have already been racked up since the beginning of the Nortel saga.
How is it possible that, in a society like ours, vultures are allowed to devour the pensions of the workers who helped make Nortel an industry leader? Why is the Conservative government doing absolutely nothing to help Nortel retirees?