Mr. Speaker, in the member's speech, what I did not hear enough about is seniors. Many seniors in our communities are struggling to make ends meet due to increased housing costs and medicines they cannot afford. We hear of seniors cutting pills in half or making a choice as to whether they will buy food or medicine, and living in pain, which is unacceptable. Some seniors cannot even pay for their basic needs.
The government promised that it would increase the OAS for seniors by 10% for those who are over 75 and increase the CPP by 25% for widows. We do not think that is enough to meet the cost of living today. The government did not allow people between 65 and 75 to benefit from its offer. We do not understand that. It seems that people who are 65 should have the same benefits as those who are 75 when they are retired, especially single women. In this country, over 30% of single women over 65 live in poverty.
Does my colleague support including those who are between 65 and 75? Does she support an even further increase for our seniors who are living on a basic pension?