In light of the broad mandate we have as a government and a society, which you are part of, to improve the lives of our middle-class families, as well as those who'd like to be part of the middle class and are working hard to get there, we're moving very fast towards a more inclusive society through the middle-class income tax, which 9 million Canadians have been benefiting from since January.
The Canada child benefit for that particular family might mean an additional, non-taxable $200 per month. A family of that income with two children has big grocery costs. It will probably give them around $700 per month, non-taxable, because of the way we have restructured our transfers to families. If that person retires in a few years from now, she will benefit from an increased guaranteed income supplement of up to $1,000, if she lives alone and happens to be among the more vulnerable seniors. If she is 65 or 66, she will not fall into poverty, because we've moved the age of eligibility back to 65 years. These measures show how much we care about having a more inclusive society, one that's going to experience less poverty, while we are engaging on other fronts.
The economic front is clear. We need to develop an economy that is more sustainable, one that will be better able to take advantage of the opportunities created by climate change. We want to be the first in the world to build those jobs everywhere. We want to provide the middle-class jobs and revenue that we all want to see.