Thank you, Madam Chair.
This is the fifth time we have considered a subamendment to CPC‑13.
I am a Quebecker. The public portion of my pension plan is with the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Understandably, debating the Canada pension plan for 62 hours doesn't fill me with excitement. That said, we have to do it, since we're part of a federal parliamentary committee. Personally, my money is with the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. Madam Chair, you'll see that what I'm saying is related to the amendment.
As far as the Quebec pension plan goes, the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec is a national treasure. Since Mr. Leitão used to be Quebec's finance minister, he can attest to that. Obviously, the Quebec plan is aligned with the federal plan in many respects, but we're talking about comparable elements. The contribution rates are different. The benefits are similar, but there's a harmony.
One thing is certain: we're proud of the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. It has been a key development tool in Quebec's history. It's an amazing model, and we look after it. There is something I find odd. I find it hard to see members of the Parliament of Quebec spending 40 hours denigrating the Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec. For Quebeckers, we find it to be a very important structuring tool. It's a social safety net, a vehicle that aims to force people to save.
Mr. Leitão has previously sat in Quebec City, but I don't know if he has ever seen a situation like this. Dozens of hours have been spent denigrating the Quebec pension plan. I think that's a problem. In Quebec, we're too proud of our system for that.
Report after report, the Conservatives are saying that when they go door to door, people tell them that they're terrorized by the thought of not getting their pensions and that they wonder whether they'll be able to make ends meet. I don't want to put anyone's word into question, but if it's true that people tell them they're terrorized by this thought, it has to do with the amendment. We're missing a report.
Between two trips to the grocery store and the children's swimming lessons, I would like to see three-coloured graphs that show the actuarial structure of the Canada pension plan. Maybe the reason people are terrorized is that the Conservatives are denigrating the Canada pension plan. They're attacking it, even. In Quebec, I don't think we would put up with that. We're too proud of our plan. When I go door to door in Quebec, people talk to me about the high-speed rail and all sorts of things, but they don't tell me they're afraid of not getting their pension.
An actuarial report has been drafted. Mr. Leitão actually knows the details better than I do. I think a report is tabled every 36 months, as is the case here. The contribution rates are adjusted, and the benefits are indexed. Employer plans are adjusted, and they're complementary to the established adjustment factors. In Quebec, no one tells us that they're afraid of not receiving their pension.
I would like my colleague opposite, who is very familiar with the Quebec pension plan, to tell me one thing. In Quebec, people aren't being terrorized. Do we really do things differently when it comes to publishing information?
I would like my colleague Mr. Leitão to comment on that. I'm very interested in that. In fact, it's one of the only things to have interested me in this debate. It would be worth us spending some time on that.