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Quebec: Hearings over municipal pension reform underway as protests continue

The Canadian Press , 20 Aug, 2014 02:44 PM
    QUEBEC - Hearings into the Quebec government's proposed municipal pension reform are underway at the legislature as demonstrations continue right across the province.
     
    The mayors of Quebec City and Montreal spoke out in favour of the planned changes today.
     
    Two major labour groups that are firmly opposed to the reforms, the Quebec Federation of Labour and the Confederation of National Trade Unions, are due up this afternoon.
     
    The draft of the controversial Bill 3 calls for an equal sharing of future costs and deficits between municipalities and unionized employees.
     
    The government claims the collective deficit of the plans fall between $4 billion and $5 billion.
     
    Unions have said municipalities are trying to put them on the hook for deficits they allowed to spiral out of control.
     
    Premier Philippe Couillard told reporters Tuesday that appropriate security measures would be taken at the national assembly after Montreal's City Hall was invaded by demonstrators Monday night.

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