Mr. Speaker, I remind members that the Canada pension plan is a family friendly plan, something I thought the Reform cared about.
Our plan covers people who leave the workforce temporarily to look after their children. As I said before, it is a good example of how Canadians help each other with special needs. Under the Reform plan every household is completely on its own. Its stand contradicts the Reform Party's commitment to represent its constituents.
The majority of Canadians clearly wants a public plan which demonstrates a basic retirement benefit for all workers and shares some risk of disability and death. The Reform is saying this is not true. Clearly this has the support of eight out of ten provinces.
Canadians reject the individualistic survival of the fittest approach being advanced by some of my hon. colleagues.