He went in the opposite direction this summer when he decided to enhance the Canada pension plan by increasing contributions, which will deprive 243,000 seniors of the guaranteed income supplement in the coming years. Some seniors are already feeling the effects. This is $3 billion being taken out of seniors' pockets and put into the government's pockets. I imagine that excluding people in need from the guaranteed income supplement is not the direction you wanted the government to take.
On October 17th, 2017. See this statement in context.