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Human Resources committee The sound is not very good in this room, but certainly one thing I did say is that the work-sharing program has been a very good initiative, as was the five-week extension and the moneys that have been flowing through training. There is no question about this. However, as we've
October 20th, 2009Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
October 20th, 2009Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Human Resources committee As we stated earlier, and everyone who comments on Bill C-50 seems to be in agreement about this, accessibility is the number one priority. As Pierre Céré said, everyone agrees on this first point, except Parliament. The second issue is the extension of the benefit period. We ar
October 20th, 2009Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Human Resources committee Yes, that is correct.
October 20th, 2009Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Human Resources committee Once we hear that there is no possible way of amending the provisions now on the table, why drag things out? Let's go with a pilot project, close the book on this matter and go home. We came here to speak to you about the very real problems that the bill creates. You are as famil
October 20th, 2009Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Human Resources committee In my opinion, this reform is not sufficient. I find it quite scandalous that we are put in the position where we have to say yes to a reform that is based on discriminatory principles, a reform that will not attain the objectives that should be set, that you should set as a gove
October 20th, 2009Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Human Resources committee Good afternoon and thank you. It is my pleasure to testify today on behalf of the FTQ. For those who are unaware, the FTQ represents 500,000 workers in Quebec, of whom two thirds come from the private sector. In Quebec, the private sector has been in recession since 2003. The of
October 20th, 2009Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Finance committee I would say there are two parts to that. Part of the fixed costs must be borne. In this regard, the government has a part to play. With respect to more random or per-project funding, I think the industry is in a better position to play that part. If only for the upkeep and the es
March 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Finance committee I am not a specialist in the matter, but I can say that technology transfer centres are important, especially in the current context; they are clearly crucial for a large number of small and medium-sized companies which do not have the means to hire leading-edge engineers. It giv
March 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Finance committee Absolutely.
March 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Finance committee No, no. And that is not what I meant at all, on the contrary. I'm simply saying that in light of the new problems we face, there are no clear objectives. There's a community trust fund. This will cushion a part of the fallout communities are experiencing. That is it. Given the ma
March 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Finance committee Listen, it depends on what the government wants to do with the billion dollars. When we break down the amount of money in the trust over three years, it represents about $70 million per year. We cannot go very far with that. Really, this is a transfer to the Government of Quebec
March 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Finance committee Absolutely, it is not often that our union is in favour of tax cuts. In this particular case, we are in full agreement, as we are with the credits.
March 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Finance committee I can say that generally speaking, we asked the Government of Quebec to define clear rules on CAAF transfers. It is abundantly clear that along with industry restructuring, each factory, each mill, each village and community is at risk of losing its supply and finds itself in com
March 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté
Finance committee I'm not aware of the specific details of this particular situation.
March 5th, 2008Committee meeting
Pierre Laliberté