Thank you very much, Ms. Dzerowicz.
Let me just say that I think it's important for all of us sitting around this table in the House of Commons to recognize that for Canadians who are struggling with the cost of living, the challenges are real and that all of us are addressing those challenges from a really privileged position. Things are hard for a lot of people right now.
The bill that we are chiefly discussing today won't solve everything, and I think it's important for us not to claim otherwise, but it will provide real support, real inflation relief, for 11 million Canadian households, for people who really need that help. I think that is why all of us around the table now support it. I hope that we will all see our way to supporting the $500 payments—one-off, one-time payments—to help Canadians who are struggling to pay their rent. Again, that's a targeted measure for people who are renting who are among the most vulnerable people among us.
Finally, I want to offer a pitch for dental care. I know people in your riding and in mine talk about it a lot, and I have to say—and I will turn to Mr. Julian to recognize the work we are doing together with the NDP on this—that if we step back, I hope all of us would agree that Canada shouldn't be a place where kids don't get to go to the dentist just because their parents don't have enough money.
You referred to the CPP and EI, and I'm glad you raised those two essential programs. You're right: The reality today is that the global economy is volatile. There are a lot of challenges. Countries around the world are grappling with high inflation—higher, in fact, than here in Canada. The war in Ukraine continues. I strongly believe that in these times of uncertainty, it is our responsibility as legislators to give Canadians the security that comes from knowing that their pensions are going to be there when they retire and need them and that EI is going to be there if they lose their jobs. That's why our government strongly believes that it would be a real mistake and a dereliction of our duty towards Canadians to do anything to harm the integrity of these two essential programs.