I have one last question for Ms. Morgan, still regarding the surplus.
In the past, the Bloc Québécois has called for an improved Guaranteed Income Supplement for seniors. Some seniors were entitled to the GIS and were not receiving it, wither because the forms were too complicated, there was too much bureaucracy or the rules were not clearly defined. Ultimately, because of the pressure brought to bear on the previous Liberal government to correct this situation, most seniors who were entitled to it now are receiving the GIS. Benefits covering 11 months were paid retroactively to them. Those who were not entitled to the GIS at the time have still not received their benefits.
On the day the surplus was announced, should the government not have taken some of these surplus funds and paid seniors who have yet to receive the GIS benefits to which they were entitled for many years, instead of allocating the surplus fully to debt reduction?