Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Thank you for your presentation. I was expecting to hear more French when I saw the number of francophone names on our list. However, you have the right to give your presentations in French, so don't be shy about that. It would certainly help the native French speakers.
What I remembered from Mr. Georgetti's statement was his recommendation that we double the Canada Pension Plan. As members of Parliament, we have obviously heard from voters who have been affected by their pension losses. So that is basically what we are looking for: how to help them better protect their retirement investments. After hearing the presentations, it has become clear that there is no easy solution. Mr. Benson said that it was ultimately the highest wage earners who were the most protected with the best plans. So what we, as parliamentary legislators, are seeking is a minimum threshold of protection for all Canadians.
So one solution could be to double the Canada Pension Plan. In Quebec, that would be the Quebec Pension Plan. This is a mandatory pension plan administered by the government which automatically forces us to save. We receive a certain amount at retirement. It is independent of private sector plans. I would like to know what each of you thinks about this approach, which may be part of the solution. What do you think of improving mandatory public plans in a similar way? I will ask Mr. Charbonneau to go first.