Thank you.
Ms. Carbonneau, I want to get back to you so that you can complete your presentation. You raised one of the most important points. We are at a tipping point. We realize that we haven't been on the alert in the past. That's a simple observation; that is to say that the margins of the system we put in place must take into account eventualities such as the current financial crisis.
Too many already retired people are now seeing their incomes decline. If there's no protection from inflation, even if inflation is only 2% or 3% a year, pensions will be reduced by half in a number of years. Even in collective agreements, it's very often sneaky because 1% or 2% of retirees' pensions are eaten up each year.
You talked about intergenerational fairness, but do you nevertheless think we could increase basic coverage and obtain better coverage for those who are already retired? Remember that a very large number of retirees are now living under the poverty line. Can we possibly think, if no one else but working people pay, that we could enact a slight increase in order to provide better support for people who are already retired?