Thank you, Madam Chair.
Thank you for your availability, Minister. We are going to see each other a lot this week.
In 2022, the Bloc Québécois proposed a similar measure. We were in an inflation crisis. We asked for the GST credit to be increased. Our request did not include a one-time cheque, but we felt that, in a period of inflation, especially at a time where we were exceeding the target, it was a good idea. It took you a long time, but congratulations, in the end, you finally did it.
That said, there are two components to your measure. The first component is a permanent measure: The government is increasing the cheque by 25%. The second component is a one-time cheque.
Minister, you know me, I am not a cynical person, but your one-time cheques are starting to be quite familiar to us. There was a $500 cheque for seniors on the eve of the 2021 election. There was a cheque for the carbon tax in the 2025 election.
Will your signs be ready on the day the cheque is paid?