Mr. Speaker, I believe raising the minimum wage is a minimum step. We have to do away more.
The federally regulated agencies, from bankers to telecom workers, are a very small segment of society that the motion deals with today.
The member for Oakville last night pointed out that even at a minimum wage of $10, they are still not doing as well as seniors are with the combination of OAS and GIS. Also, they do not have drugs or the kinds of things that our seniors do in this day and age.
We need to work on the minimum wage, but clearly we know we have to deal with disposable income, which means that somebody must have a roof over their head. Way too many Canadians are spending 30% to 50% of their income on rent. We cannot do this just on income or we will get it wrong.