This is what has been done. Raising the age from 65 to 67 is to ensure that in the context of an aging population, we have a program that will be able to be run in a more sustainable manner, because we will have fewer people, fewer working-age Canadians, there to pay for the benefits that will be collected by more people who will not be active.
We're looking forward; this is planning for the long term. This is a change that will be implemented 10 years down the road. This is planning for the decades to come.
Nowadays, we have four working Canadians for every senior individual we have in our society. By 2030 this ratio will be down to two working-age Canadians to one senior in Canada. This is preparing for that new reality that we'll be facing in a few decades from now.