I'd like to hear your opinion on the fact that the finance minister said he's listening to Canadians.
The parliamentary secretary went on a tour. I went to 24 communities and listened to seniors talk about the fact that some women have to eat cat food to get protein. They make $1,162 a month when they're on the GIS and old age security. I know of members on the government side who have seen constituents go to food banks.
In this situation, I think we talk a lot about pensions and such, but I was pleased to hear people talk about an increase to the GIS and OAS as well. There's a tendency in this discussion to look solely at the pension funds, CPP, and private pensions, but we need a top-up.
Mr. Flaherty is visiting communities. We've heard that it costs $375 to attend the hearings. Do you know any seniors who could afford to go to those hearings?