Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague for recognizing that the Liberal government fixed the pension plan, but he must also admit fixing the OAS in a way we do not need in Canada, increasing the age to 67, as other countries are obliged to do because they are not being as prudent as the Liberal government has been.
It is what the OECD said, that the cost of government spending for pensions in Canada, the seniors' benefits, is 4.5% while the OECD average is 7.4%. When the aging population is at its peak in Canada it will be 6.1%, still below the average today.
It is why the OECD concluded, and this is my question, there is no pressing financial or fiscal need to increase pension ages in the foreseeable future in Canada. Is the member aware of the study by the OECD? Will he commit to reading it, if he is not?