Mr. Speaker, I have served here for many years. The pension that will be paid to me is something I have earned serving the people of Canada.
In many ridings I see directors of hospitals and chiefs of police and dozens of other people being paid out of public money making more than members of Parliament. I am not ashamed to face the people in my riding and tell them what I earn and what members of the House earn.
Some people want to score cheap political points because they cannot get the support of the people on the real problems of the nation.