Madam Speaker, we in the official opposition are still waiting for the finance minister to explain his conversion on the road to higher taxes.
I think it is worthwhile as we face this closure vote to remember the words of his coauthor of The Real Retirement, Mr. Vettese, who said in the Financial Post, “Canadians are not facing retirement crisis, nor is such a crisis likely to arise”.
In a different piece, it has been said:
Instead of expending political energy on debating CPP expansion in the misguided belief that many middle- and upper-income Canadians are not saving enough for retirement, the focus of public debate should be on how best to help financially vulnerable seniors.
I wonder if the minister could explain to us how he is squaring the circle here.