I'm happy to discuss the matter. Thank you.
Seniors are some of our most knowledgeable and experienced workers, by virtue of their time in the workforce. At a time of a labour shortage, it would be a quick remedy to be able to make some of these changes, such as those you proposed.
We've also come out in support of initiatives such as making CPP and EI contributions optional for our seniors over, say, 65 or 70. These are not likely to be people who are going to be dipping in and out of the workforce, so to speak. These are people who are probably going for one last job for a few years and then trying to enjoy retirement.
Equally, we've called for reform of the mandatory RRIF withdrawals at 71 years of age. The RRSP system hasn't been reformed since its inception in 1957, when people could be expected to work until 65 and then pretty much die at 75. That's no longer the case, so forcing seniors to make withdrawals at 71....
I mean, a lot of Canadian tax planning is essentially a game of trying to minimize your income so that you maximize government benefits, isn't it? It's clearly an impediment to meeting the workforce demands of our country. We would be happy to collaborate with anyone here on reducing seniors' disincentives to work.