Status of Women committee  The data used to prepare Tables 3 and 4 are all drawn from the reports on the public service pension plan tabled in the Parliament of Canada. I have with me copies of some pages containing statistical tables from the last annual report for the year ending March 31, 2008 which was

Status of Women committee  To be honest with you, I don't know the rate that the CPP is paying in terms of survivor benefits, whether it's a fixed amount or a percentage. We have to keep in mind that if we compare what the CPP pays to a person who worked for 30 or 35 years, the contribution that comes from

Status of Women committee  To answer the question of Ms. Demers, I would like to clarify that pensions are not subject to collective bargaining, they are determined by law.

Status of Women committee  To which paragraph are you referring?

Status of Women committee  You would have to get those from Statistics Canada.

Status of Women committee  Yes. This paragraph is a summary of the results of a number of studies by Statistics Canada which can be read on its Website. Even though I did not write this paragraph, I know the studies on which it is based but I cannot tell you if...

Status of Women committee  I am unable to tell you. I do not recall specifically if this study by Statistics Canada was able to distinguish between the progress made across society and what is left if the public sector is taken out. One thing is certain, most public sector employees have defined benefit p