Mr. Speaker, like my colleague from Richmond Centre, I have the honour to present a petition calling on this Parliament to develop a national strategy for Canada's seniors.
Currently one in six Canadians is a senior. In the next 14 years, that number will rise to one in four, including myself. With an aging population of seniors outnumbering youth in Canada, this is a pressing and future need.
Parliament must listen to Canadians and appoint a minister of seniors and develop a national strategy for seniors.