Mr. Chair, the hon. member said that her government has acted and is prepared to act for seniors.
I have a very simple, straightforward question. Over the course of this evening, I have raised the serious state facing senior citizens as a result of the change the government implemented in May 2010 to amend, by order of Human Resources and Skills Development Canada, the way the government handles voluntary withdrawals that senior citizens may make from registered retirement income funds, RRIFs, with respect to the way those withdrawals affect eligibility for the guaranteed income supplement.
I have explained in detail during the course of this evening how the government's decision will cost seniors tens of thousands of dollars as a result of that policy change. I have asked if the government would amend the policy to bring it back to the way it was prior to May 2010.
Will the hon. member commit on behalf of her government that it will see the error in its ways and bring the policy back to the way it was so that senior citizens do not lose their GIS if they have a medical catastrophe and need to make a voluntary withdrawal of their RRIF? Before, senior citizens could simply option that money but they no longer have that option. They will lose their GIS. That is not treating seniors fairly.