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The heating of Canadian homes, the flying of Canadian jets, the operation of Canadian refineries, the jobs of Canadian workers, and the protection of our environment are non-negotiable.
Canada and its provinces are defending our energy security, our jobs, our environment, and our economic prosperity.
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We’re pursuing a Team Canada approach in support of Line 5 across party lines as well as with labour and the building trades that leaves no stone unturned. Together we’re looking at all our options and stand ready with more at our disposal.
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Canadians will not be left out in the cold.
The heating of Canadian homes, the flying of Canadian jets, the operation of Canadian refineries, and the protection of our environment are non-negotiable.
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Tens of thousands of Sarnians work at the petrochemical complex and refineries in the region and depend on Line 5 for their livelihoods. Their jobs and the jobs of Canadian workers are non-negotiable.
Canada is defending our energy security, our jobs, our environment, and our economic prosperity.
Private investment is the key to solving the impending Social Security crisis. While todays payroll taxes are used to provide benefits to current retirees, the pre-tax funds invested in 401(k) and 403(b) accounts remain the property of each worker and will be there upon retirement. And as mentioned above, private investment offers greater returns.
But lower-income workers often cannot afford to invest any of their paychecks in retirement plans. They must, however, pay payroll taxes, and that is why Senators Daniel Patrick Moynihan of New York and Bob Kerrey of Nebraska have proposed partially privatizing Social Security by allowing individuals to use part of their payroll taxes to invest for retirement. Under the Moynihan-Kerrey plan, workers could shift two percent of their paychecks into privately managed accounts and expect to increase their retirement income from 9 to 35 percent more than what they would receive from Social Security if no changes were made, depending on their
People are nervous : Reaction to impending Line 5 deadline pours in VIDEO SIGN OUT
As an important deadline looms for Enbridgeâs Line 5, tensions are rising over what a shutdown of the pipeline could mean for individuals and entire communities that depend on it for critical energy shipments.
âI just donât think people understand the scope of it and the gravity of it. I mean, itâs going to knock the legs right out from under this town. Itâs just going to wither and die without Line 5,â Scott Archer, a union representative in Sarnia, Ont., said.
Archer speaks on behalf of almost 1,600 pipefitters belonging to UA Local 663, who keep Sarniaâs refineries operational. He said the shutdown of Line 5 would impact all of his members and many more. Enbridge estimates direct job losses of between 5,000 and 6,000 workers and the loss of 30,000 indirect jobs.
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