Thank you.
We had a full discussion around the table in June with the provinces about the best way forward in enhancing the Canada Pension Plan. I will say that Manitoba was a constructive voice at the table. They were a new government, in place only for a very short time period. They said they needed a little more time around that table in order to make sure that they could consider the impact. I was very pleased that not that long after our agreement, they came and said, yes, they were supportive of the Canada Pension Plan enhancement, which was a very positive outcome.
They also pointed out a number of things they thought we should look at. As you know, the approach to managing the Canada Pension Plan is one in which we work together with the provinces. There's a triennial review of the plan, which is coming up this December. They proposed that we look at several possibilities for improving the plan in order to best meet the needs of Canadians in retirement, and one of those was to look at this particular measure. We agreed that we would do the analysis, which the finance department is currently doing, in order to have a discussion about whether that is an appropriate thing for us to consider.
We will look at those ideas from Manitoba as well as any other ideas that come forward, because our ongoing imperative is to ensure that this plan is successful for Canadians. By that we mean that it provides the benefits Canadians need and does so in a way that ensures we maintain a program that's funded for the long term, as it is today, so that we can protect people from retirement challenges.
We look forward to that discussion in December. We're not doing this on our own but in collaboration with the provinces, and we'll see where we get to on that particular question.