Mr. Speaker, I have the honour to present two petitions today.
The first contains the signatures of many thousands of people. Their issue is seniors living in poverty, indicating that more than a quarter of a million Canadians live in poverty. These are seniors who have helped to build the country. OAS is indexed quarterly based on increases to the consumer price index, but they do not reflect the costs involved for seniors.
I want to thank Mr. John Maloney for his help in assembling this petition and forwarding it here.