Mr. Speaker, the pension fund is a legislated fund. It is important that my hon. colleague understand this.
The government guarantees that public servants will receive their pension whatever the state of the economy.
When pensions were indexed, it cost the government close to an extra $10 billion, a bill it footed alone. The government did this because what it guarantees are pensions and it is therefore clear—and once again, this is borne out by lawyers, actuaries, the auditor general, and every other authority—that the surplus in the fund belongs to the government.