Madam Speaker, I listened carefully to the hon. member's statements. I certainly agree that the alternatives proposed by the Reform Party were poorly thought out and ill conceived when the needs and wishes of Canadians were taken into account.
I refer to one of the hon. member's last statements about process, democracy and amendments that were proposed, many by the member himself. He brought one report stage motion before the House insisting that the schedule of rates proposed under Bill C-2 be eliminated.
The effect of that would be to keep the rate structure the same as it is under the current Canada pension plan system. Effectively it appears that the member decided to abandon Canadian youth and the pensioners of the future and to make them pay more rather than support a schedule which smoothes out the burden of funding the Canada pension plan for all workers without touching today's seniors.
Could the member explain to Canadians why he wants today's youth to pay more?