Mr. Speaker, I would like to thank the hon. member for his speech, even though we have fundamentally different views.
I would like to ask him a question. It must be amazing to live in the Conservative universe, where there is no poverty and there are no low-income workers.
The Conservatives are saying that the changes will be gradual and that people will have time to set some money aside. What money? A person who earns minimum wage or $25,000 or $30,000 a year is not able to buy $2,000 worth of RRSPs. Not everyone has wealthy friends who are able to plan their own retirement.
The reality is that people are having trouble making ends meet. There are workers who have to go to food banks. What would he say to these people? This is an attack on the most vulnerable members of our society.