OTTAWA, ONTARIO -- 11/02/09 --
Ken Georgetti, Canadian Labour Congress President, will appear before the Standing Committee on Finance on Tuesday, November 3 regarding the Canada Pension Plan Provisions of Bill C-51, The Economic Recovery Act. The proposed legislation would implement provisions of the budget tabled in Parliament in January 2009.
The CLC believes that the CPP is a key platform for the income security of Canadians in retirement, and has proposed to phase in a doubling of CPP benefits to create a much improved public pension system for our children. Georgetti says that major improvements to the CPP and other matters related to pension security should be the subject of a national pension forum.
WHO: Ken Georgetti, President
Canadian Labour Congress
WHAT: Standing Committee on Finance regarding Bill C-51
WHERE: Room 269, West Block, Parliament Hill
WHEN: Tuesday, November 3, 2009
10:30 a.m. - 12 noon
The Canadian Labour Congress, the national voice of the labour movement, represents 3.2 million Canadian workers. The CLC brings together Canada's national and international unions along with the provincial and territorial federations of labour and 130 district labour councils. Web site: www.canadianlabour.ca
Contacts:
CLC Communications
Dennis Gruending
613-526-7431 or 613-878-6040 (cell.)
