Madam Speaker, during the member's speech he referred to the consultation process which as all members and all Canadians know was very exhaustive over a two year period.
The member looked at the report which stated that there were 270 interventions before the travelling panel which was chaired by former member of Parliament David Walker. The member referred to this as 270 persons having appeared before the panel. In fact, the interveners included organizations such as the Canadian Labour Congress, the Canadian Association of Retired Persons, the Canadian Association of Pension Consultants, et cetera. These are not individuals. The member is not only mistaken, he is mistaken in the extreme.
My question for the member has to do with the very serious issue of disability benefits for Canadians which are provided under the current Canada pension plan system and will be continued under Bill C-2.
If the member's party is sticking to its position that the Canada pension plan should be scrapped, abolished, thrown out, does he have any words for Canadians who receive disability benefits today as to how his program will satisfy the need for disability pensions for Canadians?