Finance committee  That's correct.

Finance committee  Are you asking if we've done a referendum with our membership with respect to what they pay?

Finance committee  Well, members are very concerned about their pension in old age. Our members do collect CPP, but again, it's not a stacked plan; it's an integrated plan. From an organizational perspective, we look at the broader society, at all of Canada, as well as our members. We recognize tha

Finance committee  Yes, they would. I should probably have shared with the committee that we have been talking to our members about improving public pensions--their pensions and the security of their pensions, the Canada Pension Plan--and incorporating the pillars that the labour movement has be

Finance committee  I believe they do understand the cost to them.

Finance committee  I don't know the percentage off the top of my head. The integrated amount I believe is 7%, and it's an integrated--

Finance committee  It's 9.9%.

Finance committee  It's the total, but it's integrated--the superannuation contribution and the benefit.

Finance committee  We certainly see economies of scale and efficiencies from rolling them into a larger plan. If it ensures that workers continue to be able to draw their pensions, we would certainly support such a proposal.

Finance committee  We have not been in a situation such as the Nortel workers to date. So we haven't been given any answers by the Government of Canada.

Finance committee  The first was a doubling of the plan, and the second was...?

Finance committee  I think a mandatory plan would meet the needs of Canadians. Quite frankly, I think when we leave it in the hands of people to make a decision—and we're looking at young families with kids, with mortgages, with student loans, with assorted debt—having a mandatory plan definitely p

Finance committee  Further to that, only 33% of Canadians have public sector or private sector pension plans. If we're serious about dealing with the issue of poverty and old age, we have to ensure that more people have pension plans, that the pension plans are protected, and that corporations set

Finance committee  No. I'm quite satisfied with the answers that have been given by the other witnesses.

Finance committee  On that, we protect the bank deposits of Canadians by having insurance. So you have to ask yourself, why don't we do the same for pension entitlements for workers? Deposit insurance has not undermined business over the long term, so why would an insurance on pension entitlements