You are here
Seeking feedback on Bill C-501
I spent most of this past week in Ottawa taking care of a few housekeeping items and tying up some loose ends.
Among the business I was taking care of was conducting some outreach on my pension security bill C-501. As part of these outreach efforts I drafted and sent a letter to each of my colleagues in the House of Commons asking for their feedback on the bill, launched a Facebook group, and held a national press conference to put the issue on the public agenda as widely as possible across Canada.
Overall, the week went quite well. For the column this week I will share with you the letter that I wrote to my fellow MPs on C-501. In the letter, I was trying to strike a non-partisan, non-confrontational, and constructive tone because this is the sort of issue that should bring people together instead of drive them apart. I hope many of my colleagues will take up my invitation to meet at some point as I think we all of us recognize that something needs to be done to protect the pensions and retirement income of all Canadians.
PS – if you are a Facebook user and would like to support C-501 online then you can join our group, download a petition and other materials, and stay in touch by logging into your account and clicking this link: http://tinyurl.com/C501-Facebook