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{
"time": "2010-03-05 12:10:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Mr. Scott Simms (Bonavista\u2014Gander\u2014Grand Falls\u2014Windsor, Lib.)",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"1799413\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, after a lengthy break, I am glad to be back to present this particular petition, and it is an honour for me to do so. It is on behalf of several pensioners and their families in the Exploits Valley area of Newfoundland and Labrador and it is signed by residents of the communities as well.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1799414\" data-originallang=\"en\">It calls upon the <a data-HoCid=\"78777\" href=\"/politicians/jim-flaherty/\" title=\"Jim Flaherty\">Minister of Finance</a> to allow the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Union and AbitibiBowater, the former mill in Grand Falls\u2014Windsor, to transfer the pension assets to a trust, which would be designed to administer pension fund money and to use realistic interest rates with a view to ultimately protect the full value of the pension.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1799415\" data-originallang=\"en\">As the pensioners in the area have lost in value around 30% of their pensions, they are obviously concerned about this. They want the government to take action. They want it to help out in this particular situation with the union and the company.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1799416\" data-originallang=\"en\">I would like to personally thank the committee members for doing so much work on this, as more petitions are yet to come. They include: John Hamilton; David Grimes, the chair; Harry Parsons; Junior Downey; Phillip Walsh; Chuck Hopful; Gary Healey; Vic Mercer; George Clooney; Felix Gambin; Kevin Barry; Wade Hollettt; and Winston Ellsworth.</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"1799413\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, apr\u00e8s la longue pause que nous venons de conna\u00eetre, je suis ravi d'\u00eatre de retour ici, et sachez que c'est un honneur pour moi de vous pr\u00e9senter la p\u00e9tition suivante, qui provient de plusieurs retrait\u00e9s de la r\u00e9gion d'Exploits Valley, \u00e0 Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, des membres de leur famille et de nombreux habitants des environs. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1799414\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ils demandent au <a data-HoCid=\"78777\" href=\"/politicians/jim-flaherty/\" title=\"Jim Flaherty\">ministre des Finances</a> de permettre au Syndicat canadien des communications, de l'\u00e9nergie et du papier et \u00e0 AbitibiBowater, l'ancienne usine de Grand Falls\u2014Windsor, de transf\u00e9rer l'actif de leur r\u00e9gime de pension dans une fiducie servant \u00e0 administrer les avoirs du r\u00e9gime et \u00e0 produire des int\u00e9r\u00eats \u00e0 un taux r\u00e9aliste, le tout dans le but ultime de prot\u00e9ger la valeur de leurs pensions.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1799415\" data-originallang=\"en\">Comme les retrait\u00e9s de la r\u00e9gion ont perdu l'\u00e9quivalent de 30 p. 100 de leur fonds de retraite, vous comprendrez que c'est un sujet qui leur tient \u00e0 coeur. Ils veulent que le gouvernement agisse. Ils veulent qu'il les aident \u00e0 traiter avec le syndicat et leur ancien employeur.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"1799416\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je tiens \u00e0 remercier personnellement les membres du comit\u00e9 pour tout le travail qu'ils ont accompli, car vous comprendrez que ce ne sera pas la derni\u00e8re p\u00e9tition pr\u00e9sent\u00e9e: John Hamilton; le pr\u00e9sident, David Grimes; Harry Parsons; Junior Downey; Phillip Walsh; Chuck Hopful; Gary Healey; Vic Mercer; George Clooney; Felix Gambin; Kevin Barry; Wade Hollettt et Winston Ellsworth.</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2010/3/5/scott-simms-1/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/scott-simms/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/571/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "3023795",
"h1": {
"en": "Routine Proceedings",
"fr": ""
},
"h2": {
"en": "Petitions",
"fr": ""
},
"h3": {
"en": "Pensions",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2010/3/5/",
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}
}