Thank you, Mr. Chair.
I want to revisit the rates of poverty and the extreme conditions that are happening in Canada in relation to seniors. I don't want to see what's happened in health care happen to seniors with housing and poverty rates. We can forecast that there will be many seniors who will need income supports, so I want to revisit this OAS conversation around those aged 65 to 75.
The price of a loaf of bread is the same whether you're 65 or 75. At this point in time, the government has chosen to only increase the OAS for seniors over 75. It's been mentioned today and it's been mentioned by my colleague, our critic for seniors, that this is discrimination.
Why does the minister believe that seniors under 75 don't deserve the same financial supports and the same ability to pay their rent and buy food?