I have to agree, and it's my understanding that some changes have been made to broader pension legislation quite recently with respect to the funding of pension plans--I believe it's private sector plans--to ensure that plan trustees will be able to keep larger surpluses on the books for longer periods of time, as opposed to having to resort to pension holidays, payouts, or increased benefits. The plans are not hit hard when there are fluctuations in the market, and people are not caught flat-footed when there are situations like the economic crisis that we've seen around the world in the last 18 months.
On December 1st, 2009. See this statement in context.