Mr. Speaker, we have to remember that the government has already stopped paying any interest whatsoever on this actuarial surplus of $30 billion. There is absolutely zero cost to the taxpayer at this point in time. That is saving the taxpayer about $2.4 billion a year, give or take.
That is why if the money stays in the plan it will not cost the taxpayers anything but it will protect them against tax increases at a later date at the whim of this government the minute there is a deficit. Surely a little buffer is not that bad because we know at the first opportunity the government will tax and squeeze more money out of the taxpayer. That is what we are trying to stop.