Human Resources committee  I'll give you a concrete example. Let's say a business goes bankrupt with a $10-million deficit in pension fund obligations. Banks would be paid before workers, as would insurance companies, municipalities and school boards. If 500 people were already retired, that would mean the

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon, everyone. I'll take it from here, but you should know that Mr. Neumann's notes are in English and that my mother tongue is French. First, I would like to thank you for hosting the United Steelworkers at the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Socia

Human Resources committee  I am on the French channel. I could close it, maybe that would make things easier.

Human Resources committee  I'll try another headset. Can you hear me better now?

Human Resources committee  Recently, on Quebec's North Shore, there was the situation of Cliffs Resources, a company that went bankrupt and left many of our retirees without drug coverage, but more importantly, with a truncated pension. I can tell you that when a retiree has their pension cut by more than