Mr. Speaker, it is only Conservatives who think that benefiting our public pension plan is a tax. The Conservatives are happy to receive their publicly supported pensions, but not Canadians who faithfully pay into theirs every day.
The latest Conservative pension scheme puts all the risks onto the backs of the workers and undermines pensions everywhere. It may even reduce what current retirees are receiving in benefits. Canadians having worked hard all their lives, played by the rules, and paid faithfully into the program deserve better than this.
Rather than targeting Canadian pensioners, will the government do what Conservatives once believed in and support increasing benefits to the CPP, work with the provinces, work with us to benefit the system, and show seniors a little respect for once?