Mr. Speaker, the President of the Treasury Board was quoted in today's paper as saying that pensioners do not stand a chance in hell of getting their hands on any of the $30 billion surplus. That makes us wonder: If that is true, why does he need to change the legislation? If his position is so rock solid, why is he ramming through a complex bill such as Bill C-78 after only four hours?
Will the government at least guarantee that there will be extended committee hearings right across the country so that the 670,000 Canadians who are directly affected will have some voice where their elected representatives do not?