Mr. Speaker, I would simply like to ask my colleague a question.
We know about the difficulties raised by the very sensitive issue of salary increases, whether for MPs or judges. This raises all sorts of questions with the public, perhaps legitimately so.
Does he think that the Government of Canada could once again follow the lead of the Government of Quebec? A few years back, the Quebec government decided to use the equivalent of a job category in the civil service. It was decided that all those with sensitive positions, such as MNAs or judges, would receive the same increase as that arrived at more objectively, through negotiations between the employer, the Government of Quebec in this case, and government union representatives. This gives the whole proceeding an objective character.
What would the member think if such a procedure were to be used here in the Government of Canada?