Mr. Speaker, the Broadbent Institute study released yesterday confirms that seniors' poverty rates are increasing.
Over the past 12 years, senior poverty has increased from 4% to 11%. Some 30% of single senior women are living below the poverty line.
During the election campaign, the Liberals promised to increase the guaranteed income supplement by 10% right away, but yesterday's response from the Minister of Finance could not have been more vague.
The question is clear: will the government increase the guaranteed income supplement in the budget as promised in the election campaign?