Thank you, Chair. We are.
I'm not going to read the subamendment, because.... I'm going to be accused of not reading it, but it talks about comparing the reporting of pension plans in different countries. Of course, pension plans use different assumptions and have different ways of displaying that information—different accounting methods, for example. Creative accounting is something this Liberal Prime Minister has managed to showcase with his promise in the last year and three months. Canadians don't live in creative accounting, though. They live in reality; they don't live in Liberal press releases.
As Canadians live longer, their benefits must be paid for longer. We've seen a very weak wage growth, and contributions may be lower than expected. If productivity remains weak, the economy, the jobs and the employment rate supporting the pension system will be weaker.
If employment weakens, then contribution revenue is affected, and then, of course, all these assumptions matter. Having comparability and letting Canadians know that.... We do live in Canada—
