Finance committee  In fact, the members of the CSN are very concerned by all of the issues having to do with retirement. In Quebec in particular, over the last few years there have been a host of reforms to pension plans. The current discussions in Canada to improve all of the pension plans, and re

Finance committee  In any case, it is a fine example of consistency on our part.

Finance committee  We are saying the same thing.

Finance committee  Thank you.

Finance committee  If you don't mind, I will ask Ms. Joncas to answer your question.

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. In Quebec, we have to make specific representations to our government, given that we have a special plan, but the content of what we are saying is along the same lines as what we have said before you today on the Canada Pension Plan. We believe it is

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, on behalf of the CSN, representing nearly 2,000 unions active mainly in Quebec, I would like to thank you for allowing us to appear before the Standing Committee on Finance on the important topic of the future of Canada's pension plans. From the outset, I want to comm

International Trade committee  We think it is very important to develop a vision of economic development that is not strictly built on the extraction of raw materials, but also on processing. What distinguishes Canada is a qualified workforce. We have many ways to provide on-the-job training to help the workf

International Trade committee  I want to get back to the issue of medication, particularly. Thanks to the protection of patents and intellectual property, the pharmaceutical industry will be able to continue to make enormous profits and, God knows that the cost of medication in Canada is among the highest in

International Trade committee  We have not determined what those measures might be. A union organization does not tell its government that this or that point is missing. We note that we are put before a fait accompli. The agreement cannot be modified at this time. It is a take-it-or-leave-it deal, it can only

International Trade committee  In fact, we would like the legitimacy of governments to be protected so that they may continue to legislate in that area. We note that agreements signed in the past have exposed us to lawsuits, even from Canadian companies who used their branches in other countries to call into

International Trade committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. With me today is Jean Dalcé, who is an economist at the CSN. We thank you for allowing us to take part today in the TPP consultations. We will set out the main reasons we think the TPP is a bad agreement for Canada and, as a result, why Canada should not ra