I fear you're right.
I'd like to ask Ms. Moreau a question. My question is about how you'd characterize what the minister today called the “contributory plan”, the Canada Pension Plan, which you refer to on your slides as a payroll tax. I would reference slide 4 of your presentation.
First of all, the context is that today the Canadian Association of Retired Persons released a survey of Canadian voters produced by the Forum poll, that showed a majority, 53%, want the CPP contributions increased, and that half of Canadians agree that the CPP's target of replacing about 25% of pre-retirement income is too low.
My question, I suppose, is that if Mr. Flaherty acknowledges that this is a contributory plan, and since a tax is something that goes to the consolidated revenue fund, why is this a payroll tax? Or is that just a convenient shorthand that you're using?