Madam Speaker, I know the member is very concerned about pensions and the future of Canadians and how they retire and so I thank him for that question.
However, in response to that, I have a couple of quotes.
Jon Kesselman, Canada Research Chair in Public Finance at Simon Fraser University, says:
Expanding the CPP is the best option for improving Canadian workers' retirement income security; it can ensure results that none of the many alternative reform proposals for private schemes can provide.
I will not read the whole quote, but in part a Calgary Herald editorial states, at the end of 2010:
The CPP already covers almost all Canadian workers and thus spreads the risk and management fees. It is fully portable, offers guaranteed income to all retirees, and is the only risk-free investment broadly available to workers.
So, Madam Speaker—