There was a suggestion that I not take an Aspirin. My friend from the New Democratic Party suggested I take a generic brand, which brings me to our health minister who is everyone's favourite generic leadership candidate, but that is a different issue for another day.
There is so much to criticize about the government that it is difficult to maintain some level of attention. Perhaps we need generic Ritalin so that opposition members can focus.
We have to ensure that all governments follow rules based methodologies that are already in existence. Only then can we ensure that private firms follow those rules. Until the government is willing to play by those rules, I think the hon. member is quite right. I disagree with the specific notion that in an arbitrary sense all these surpluses should go back to the employees. However, we do need to ensure that governments are held accountable when they break their own rules in not ensuring fairness among the players, the employers, the employees and the retirees.