Madam Secretary of State, poverty and illness do not wait for you to turn 75. I'm not the only one saying so.
In October, the organization SOS Dépannage, based in Granby, in my region, sent me a written report on hunger for 2024, pointing out that on page 34 of the document, I could find data on its clients who request food assistance and whose main sources of income are old age security and retirement pensions.
Yesterday, Chantal Vézina, in an interview on the program Tout un matin, presented Moisson Montréal's report on hunger, along with its recommendations for helping seniors in precarious situations.
Madam Secretary of State, it is not acceptable to respond that you will help food banks. It is shameful that in 2025, seniors are reduced to standing in line for food assistance.
Ms. Vézina said that one of the first solutions was to increase pensions. She was referring specifically to people aged 65 to 74, since it is even more difficult for them because they have received nothing.
Madam Secretary of State, what do you have to say to food aid organizations that are asking not only for help in providing more services, but above all for an increase in pensions for seniors?