Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague, the Minister of State for Finance, for his speech on retirement income.
He raised the appropriate alarm and concern for pensioners and hard-working families. The Liberal leader would like to impose a $1,000 pay cut with respect to the CPP, which is very similar to what we are now bracing for from Kathleen Wynne's Liberal government in Ontario and what businesses in Ontario are saying they oppose. As well, big unions are out promoting the NDP's plan, which is to double the amount that would be taken off families' paycheques or workers' paycheques for the Canada pension plan.
I wonder if the member could comment on that risky scheme and what that take-home pay cut would mean to workers, particularly in Ontario.