Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Prime Minister.
The report on parliamentary compensation tabled today proposes that salaries for members of Parliament be increased from $64,000 to $88,000. The President of the Treasury Board says that this is an important first step in assisting the government in finding out what is acceptable to the taxpayers.
Would the Prime Minister concede to this House that a 40 per cent raise is not acceptable whether it is in two, four or six years?