Madam Speaker, I appreciate the member's comments but I do want to assure him that we have compassion on the government side. We do recognize that the disadvantaged in Canada and the poor in Canada need assistance.
Changes have been made to the EI benefits to address seasonal workers, especially in Atlantic Canada and other areas. There are ongoing pilot projects to ensure that those needs have been met.
We will also be introducing legislation with respect to the seniors benefit which will again benefit lower income Canadians and ensure that nine out of ten women who are seniors will be better off down the road.
We have a lot of work to do as a government to ensure that with the 50:50 split which we talk about going toward tax reduction or toward debt reduction, disadvantaged Canadians benefit at the level they deserve.