Thank you, Mr. Speaker. As I understand it, the current pension plan is a public service pension plan. Obviously, if a future government were to privatize the corporation, that pension plan could not stay within the public service. There would have to be some change. Since this government has no intention of addressing privatization I have not studied the issue. I would expect that even a future government would be required to work with the employees through their union if the initiative was to privatize and do what they could to protect the employees' interest and pensions. Mr. Speaker, I must reiterate that since we do not see this as part of our mandate to privatize the Power Corporation that we have not looked into what might happen to pensions in the future.
Charles Dent on Question 3-13(7): Potential For Privatization Of Nwtpc
In the Legislative Assembly on December 11th, 1998. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 3-13(7): Potential For Privatization Of Nwtpc
Question 3-13(7): Potential For Privatization Of Nwtpc
Item 6: Oral Questions
December 10th, 1998
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