Mr. Speaker, if the member noticed my comments were focused primarily on the impact on the lives of our seniors.
I said earlier today that we are talking about a segment of our society who are no longer income generators. They are dependent on what they have saved, what they have managed through proper channels so they could have a better life. For example, the Metcalfe family, which had been counting on $1,200 a month, is financially wiped out.
I agree with the member. I believe over a period of time we could have looked at ways and means of addressing this in the proper way so corporate Canada could also be in a position to sustain and adapt and protecting jobs.