Thank you, Mr. Chairman. Mr. Chairman, I know what the intent of the motion is, but like I stated earlier, coming from the 13th Assembly and then being here dealing with this Supplementary Retiring Allowances Act, it is pretty hard to sit here and be told by Members who have a full pension and basically have it made, and for Members who have served, in my case, once I finish with the 14th Assembly, it will be eight years with no pension. I find it self-serving that we are sitting here with a few individuals around us who have the full pension, have received the retirement assistance pension from another supplementary.

I have thought long and hard about what has happened in the 13th Assembly and then being here today, the same people who had a pension last time were giving us advice, and bad advice, in regard to how we dealt with it. I am not going to get burned twice on something that I feel that I have served, if not more than what is needed, to get the pension in the previous process, which was two terms or six years.

I am succeeding my six years and my two terms presently in the 14th Assembly. For someone who got the pension under that term to put this type of amendment or motion forth, I find it deplorable that they have a full pension, but for Members who basically should, under the rules that were previously established under the previous supplementary, have been able to qualify because of having two terms.

I for one will be voting against this on the principle that I do not think it is right for people who are eligible for a full pension, who basically got the golden handshake, telling us "Sorry, your quality of service in the Legislature is less important than prior Members." I for one take offense to that and I for one will be voting against this.