Thank you.
Sir, you were on record very early concerning the change to OAS, saying at the time you reviewed it that it was sustainable, if they made the other changes they went about making concerning the transfers. At the same time, or just a little before, the OECD pension team had reached the same conclusions. For the record, the OECD group actually released their opinion before the government got involved with it as well.
The outcome, at least, was that, with the off-loading of costs to the provinces and municipalities, the costs of disability pensions or welfare are going to be carried for two more years by the provinces. It has to be billions of dollars. The government has said they will transfer a certain amount to the provinces and municipalities to help them. They haven't mentioned anything about helping the seniors, who now have to wait two years without some elevation in their income by going to OAS.
What would your opinion be on that?