Thank you, Mr. Chair, and good morning to my colleagues.
Good morning, MP Larouche. I want to congratulate you on your private member's bill. I know that it's always an exciting time. I went through the process a few years ago.
I also want to tell you directly, MP Larouche, that I've always been very impressed when you stand in the House. I still go back to your speech in 2019 on the anniversary of the shooting at the Polytechnique. It was one of the most moving and memorable speeches I've ever seen. I want to compliment you on that.
As a government, I can remember campaigning in 2015 and going door to door and talking to seniors. Seniors were a group that was forgotten by the previous government. I don't think there's any question about that. There were no benefits for seniors from the previous government. Seniors felt absolutely lost. Also, then, obviously, seniors were faced with the previous Conservative government's raising of the age of eligibility from 65 to 67. That, in effect, would turn arguably two of the best retirement years for seniors into two very difficult years for seniors who have to work.
My first question for you, MP Larouche, is on that. I know you weren't there. It was before your time as a member of Parliament. The Bloc didn't support us on returning the age of eligibility to 65. Can you just give me a comment on that? Would you have supported that?
Thank you.