Mr. Speaker, those arguments are misleading, and the parliamentary secretary knows it.
Experts agree that our old age security system is sustainable. The truth is that the Conservatives are trying to balance their budget on the backs of the most vulnerable seniors and on the backs of the provinces.
The Canadian Medical Association maintains that the provinces will have to pay more for health care because the most vulnerable seniors will no longer have the means to pay for their drugs and will therefore become sick more often.
Will the Conservatives do their job and protect seniors instead of making them poorer?