Mr. Speaker, from my understanding, and I think I have this correct, the government will support the motion, which reads:
That, in the opinion of this House, ending seniors' poverty in Canada is fiscally feasible, and, therefore, the House calls on the government to take immediate steps to increase the guaranteed income supplement sufficiently to achieve that goal.
If I am not mistaken, the vast majority of literature that exists on ending the two pillars of the OAS and the GIS calls for that increase to be in excess of $700 million. What we are seeing here is a $300 million investment by the government, which is actually less than half. I am not quite sure if the government can really support this unless something more is coming, which would be appreciated.
I am wondering if the parliamentary secretary could tell the House what she heard on the campaign. Is there more to come given the wording of this motion?