OTTAWA Innovation Minister Navdeep Bains says the federal government will consider legislation to protect employees pensions when a company goes bankrupt.
While theres no plan for the government to introduce legislation at the moment, he says it will carefully examine two different private members bills on the subject, put forward by a New Democrat MP and a Bloc Quebecois MP.
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This is a legitimate issue and a legitimate challenge, Bains said Wednesday, adding that the government is very mindful of the fact that bankruptcy could happen at any time with any company.
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