Finance committee  Yes, income replacement—

Finance committee  That is what we wanted to show in our comments to the standing committee. First of all, if we reminded you of the commitments made by Prime Minister Harper during his speech in Quebec, and as you mentioned, during the budget and the throne speech, it is because they raised expec

Finance committee  Very well. Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. I want to thank the Standing Committee on Finance for having invited the CSN to express its views. The CSN is a union representing 300,000 members located throughout Quebec and Canada, working in most economic sectors. It should be

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  I said as much during my presentation. I'm not aware of the legislation you are referring to that is in effect in the United States, which is not always model of society we would wish to emulate. This is not what we want to import into Canada, and especially not into Quebec. I

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  We are also biased in favour of the public sector when the common interest is at stake. That is why we were so pleased with the fact that, from a perspective of the changes planned to the access to Information Act, this bill covers certain Crown corporations that were not covered

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  We are the ones who expressed our concerns regarding the speed with which the bill was being studied. We are afraid that the bill will be passed in haste. We particularly regret this situation because on the whole, the fact that we would enact accountability legislation at the fe

Bill C-2 (39th Parliament, 1st Session) committee  First, I want to thank you for allowing us to present our briefs on Bill C-2. The CSN represents 300,000 workers in all sectors of activity. Although it is mainly concentrated within Quebec, the CSN is also present elsewhere in Canada, particularly in the telecommunication and ro