Thank you for the question.
It's a good question about possible increases in the Canada Pension Plan, and the ministers of finance have dealt with this at some length at our conference. We commissioned some good research that was done. Jack Mintz led that research team, and it reported back to the federal, provincial, and territorial ministers of finance.
The reality is that we've gone through some economic slowness, and the concern was, and remains, that this would not be the best time to impose an additional burden on business by requiring higher CPP premiums. It is a work in progress, however. I say to the honourable member that this is an issue we continue to discuss. I certainly hear from many on this subject, including the Canadian Labour Congress, which has had a lot to do with the subject, and I welcome its continuing participation.
We have gone ahead with the pooled registered pension plans to address a gap that we have; that is, if you work for a big company in Canada you probably have a pension plan that you're eligible to participate in, but if you work for a small business in Canada, or even some medium-sized businesses, you probably don't. That's the advantage of the pooled registered pension plan.
So we look forward to introducing legislation, I hope, on that subject before too long, again in cooperation with the provinces and territories.