Mr. Chair, I listened with interest to my hon. colleague across the way talking about this very serious issue that we are discussing tonight. If I heard correctly, she suggested that the Liberals would address all facets of the pension system.
My first question is, would that be in discussion with the provincial and territorial partners? My sense from her comments is that the Liberals want to just go it alone. We all know that constitutionally that is not possible. So I am hoping that the Liberals have actually spoken to some of their colleagues in the provinces to make sure that what they are suggesting would work. I would hazard a guess that provincial colleagues, ministers in other provinces and territories, would not agree with that.
Secondly, the hon. member used the number of 75% of Canadians not having registered pension plans. That is an interesting comment but does not take into account that many Canadians have prepared otherwise for their retirement, whether it is with their business or a second or third home for rental that they would sell and use for their retirement. Have the Liberals taken that into account?
Have the Liberals taken into account how effective it would be if we continued to lower taxes for Canadians so they actually have more money to save?