Mr. Speaker, it is difficult to remain objective when we wonder what motivates others.
The pension plan is equitable for all members who are serving this honourable House. We have fulfilled a promise according to the red book to the public of this country and they are satisfied.
The hon. member refers to a bank manager. The bank managers I read about in most of the annual reports are earning something like $350,000 or $500,000 a year. Hon. members of this House earn $64,400 a year. That is the salary of hon. members of this House.
The pension is equitable for the amount of fairness in the system and in equation to our frozen salaries and is meeting the needs of the economic recession we are in. We have done the reform that badly needed doing. We have responded to Canadians and Canadians are satisfied.
Any Canadian who elects someone or throws someone out of office of this hon. House will not do it on the basis of the pension plan.