Statement made on 30 November 2010 by Senator James Cowan
Hon. James S. Cowan (Leader of the Opposition):
I am sure that the Nortel pensioners appreciate the leader's concern and her regret about their situation. However, the fact is, to use the leader's phrase, there are only 32 days left and these people are in desperate shape. Surely the government has had ample opportunity. The government has made the decision that Senator Eggleton's bill is not the solution. Have they or have they not identified the solution that they will propose? That is the government's responsibility. Does the government have a solution? As Senator Eggleton has asked, when will that solution be proposed?
The leader suggested that Senator Eggleton's bill has held out false hope to these people. We want to know whether they can expect anything from their government in the next 32 days and, if so, when.
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