Thank you.
I agree that the changes we've made won't hit everyone, but it's not the only thing we're doing. I think that's an important point to make.
Not only has the guaranteed income supplement gone up 7% over the last two years, over and above the cost of living increases, but we've put in place, as you point out, this increase in the exemption for the guaranteed income supplement.
We've cut the GST twice. Remember, the GST is the only tax that many people with low income pay. So that's an important saving for many people.
We've retroactively put in place tax relief. We've raised the basic personal exemption and the married exemption. We've also lowered the basic rate. We've also introduced income splitting. We've raised the age credit, and we've raised the pension credit.
We've done a lot of things to leave more money in the pockets of seniors.