Mr. Chair, l am a former provincial politician who served in a cabinet for eight years. I would be the last person to ignore provincial involvement in terms of dealing with this serious issue on behalf of Canadians.
Of course, we all need to work together. We all need to make sure that we get the best possible deal when it comes to pensions for seniors and retirees.
I would just remind my colleague that the federal government regulates pensions. We need the government to be at the table. We do not need it dragging this out year after year. For two years the government has been saying that it is going to produce something, that it is going to bring something to the table. We are still waiting to see what that will be.
Pensioners do not have the luxury of time. They are living now in poverty. They cannot make ends meet. We really need the government to acknowledge this, to work with us, to work with the provinces and to put in place a pension scheme that is acceptable and workable for all seniors in our country.