Procedure and House Affairs committee  No you can't, because of the authentication systems that lie behind them, legislated by parliamentarians. Take for example, the bank accounts, to go back for a moment. It isn't private sector ID, but—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  I'm answering your question. The ID that is accepted to apply for old-age pension, to apply for Canada pension or a passport or a driver's licence is government-issued ID only. That's the fascinating thing. When you start drilling down in a deep dive into all these different iden

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Universal?

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thank you very much. I just want to disclose at the beginning that my presentation is exactly six minutes and 30 seconds, so I hope you'll give me indulgence for an extra 90 seconds.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Thanks for inviting me to appear on this important subject. First, I want to run through my disclosures very quickly. I do not consult to anyone, anything, or anybody anywhere in the world: not corporations, not governments, not lobbyists, not unions, not NGOs, and not people.

Finance committee  I think you're referring to the reference I made to the chief actuary, Fred Vettese, and—

Finance committee  —the contradictions in our pension policy—he called it incoherent—in Canada, because our existing policy contemplates three completely different retirement ages. Is that what you're referring to?

Finance committee  Okay, sorry. CPP offers a range between 60 and 70 years of age under the recent changes, which were prudent. If you go below 65, you're penalized. If you go between 65 and 70—and a lot of Canadians still don't know this—you can push up your CPP by about 42% by pushing back the d

Finance committee  I'll be very quick. I'm searching my head for articles I've read, and I'm pretty certain that Professor Mintz at the University of Calgary has published something on this issue. I promise the chair I will provide that article to the committee. I'm pretty certain he has looked at

Finance committee  I'll be very brief. I'm not a tax accountant at all. I'm aware of the debate around the issue you're suggesting there. I really am aware of that, and I apologize; sorry. I would just point out very quickly that I'm not sure that those forecasts would in fact unfold in that way—t

Finance committee  To answer your question, on the accounting side, if you're asking me about government accrual accounting in the public sector, Mr. Poilievre, I believe that would be one solution, as opposed to using cash accounting, if I understood your question.

Finance committee  MP McLeod is absolutely correct. I wasn't referring to first nations peoples, indigenous peoples. I was referring to people who came from elsewhere.

Finance committee  I really do believe this is a very important issue. I believe it's an important part of the solution. Yes, we are a nation of immigrants. Of course we all are, as former Prime Minister Mulroney said many times. My own father came from England. My mother's parents came from the hi

Finance committee  Exactly. Yes, I've mentioned this and I think several people have said this. Why do we have to draw down our RRSP or our pension at 71? Why can't I keep working until 75 without drawing down my pension and allow me to top up my pension because I'm postponing it, and things like t

Finance committee  First, Japan is an excellent example because, according to the OECD, it has aged more rapidly and has an older age distribution than any other country in the world. There are differences between Japan and us because, of course, we are still growing, and we are bringing in immigra