Mr. Speaker, as seniors are discovering that they are not one of the government's priorities, today is the first ever National Seniors Day.
Look at what seniors are facing. Their medication costs are going up. Their heating bills are going up, thanks in part to the HST imposed by the government on so many people. Not only that, their basic living costs are rising faster than the cost of inflation.
Yet what is the reaction of the government? It is a few pennies per month.
My question is simply, when will the government finally institute a regular annual increase to OAS and GIS to keep pace or exceed the rate of inflation to help out our seniors?