This comes about because there was a very concerning event last year, when it was discovered that seniors were losing their GIS because it was being calculated differently when money was taken out of a RRIF. It turns out that it was the result of a decision that had been made by the human resources department--either by the minister or somebody in the department. This affected an awful lot of people. It was brought to the attention of Canadians by Gerry Byrne, the member from Humber—St. Barbe—Baie Verte. We were told it was rectified.
The purpose of this motion is to bring the minister before us to have a discussion to find out for certain if it was rectified, but more importantly, to find out how decisions are being made. This is a department that impacts the most vulnerable Canadians--Canadians who need help the most, whether it's with employment insurance, seniors income, or disability. This is the department that makes those decisions.
When something happens like this, it's not good enough to say, “Okay, we may have made a mistake”. We need to make sure it doesn't happen again.
So I want to bring the minister forward to answer some questions on that and assure us that it can't happen again.