Mr. Speaker, according to a document we obtained from the Department of Human Resources, the old age pension system, the guaranteed income supplement, the spouse's allowance and the senior citizens' tax credit will be combined into a single new program requiring an income test.
How does the minister explain the Prime Minister's statement yesterday in his speech that the best way to protect our social benefits is to vote No, when this document by his minister indicates he is preparing to exclude thousands of seniors from old age pension benefits and to cut the pensions of thousands of others?