Mr. Speaker, I would like to refer to a specific section with regard to retirement in the documents presented today by the Reform Party. It says that many seniors express frustration at mandatory retirement. Despite the fact that seniors are healthier and living longer than ever before, many of them are legally obliged to stop functioning as productive members of the economy once they turn 65. To complicate matters further, federally run pension programs start paying benefits at age 65.
Specifically, I would like to ask the hon. member if this means they are proposing to raise the age at which seniors are eligible to receive Canada pension plan and whether that is something which they propose to do instantaneously or phase in over a number of years.