Mr. Speaker, I would first like to congratulate my colleague from Repentigny on his excellent speech. Clearly, in his former career, my friend had the opportunity to spend time with seniors. He is an asset to the Bloc Québécois, with his wisdom and other fine qualities.
I am still wondering why the Conservative budget contains a measure like the $3,500 tax credit for seniors as an incentive to work so as not to have to pay tax on $3,500, instead of the $110 a month that my colleague called for in the prebudget studies and the Bloc Québécois called for in its position.
I would like my colleague to explain the situation facing the seniors he dealt with in his former career in Quebec.