I'm sure you'll agree that whenever people are in need, we need to target support to those people, instead of giving it to people who are not in that need.
The number of seniors living in poverty across Canada is around 250,000. We have an obligation as a society to take care of our seniors. We have the duty to provide them affordable housing. We have committed.... When people come and ask me about affordable housing, my first question to them is, “Where is your proposal?” We have money available and ready to construct affordable housing. Where is their proposal? We have taken targeted measures for people in poverty, including seniors. That is the way I suggest we should go, instead of giving blanket support to the people who are not in need.
This is for Mr. Casbarro again. I'm sorry to put you on the spot. Do you know what the total amount of spending is for social protection at all levels of the government? What's the approximate amount? Every year, how much does the government spend on social protection like old age security, family benefits, disability, unemployment insurance, etc.?