Mr. Speaker, I want to thank the Minister of Finance for his answer, which was specific enough to be somewhat reassuring for senior
citizens. I am not so sure that the occasion was as happy as he seems to think. The budget speech will tell whether the occasion was a happy one.
However, since this report exists, is now available to the public and will be widely examined, it may prove very tempting for people who want to tamper with what so far has been inviolable, and I am referring to old age pensions. Could the Minister of Finance tell us whether he personally, as the Minister of Finance, would agree to start taxing old age pensions when an individual's annual income exceeds $30,000, in order to save 700 to 800 million dollars at the expense of the elderly?