Madam Speaker, my colleague mentioned two things that resonated with me as the Bloc Québécois critic for seniors.
First, he stated that national standards are necessary and essential. We would like to remind the government that caring for seniors requires money, not national standards.
The government must give our health care systems, Quebec's and the provinces', the means to take care of those who are sick at this time. What Quebec's advocates for seniors are calling for is an immediate health transfer and not standards. Once again, standards are not going to ensure that people are cared for.
Second, he also said that his government had really helped seniors by increasing old age security. Aside from the $300 cheque sent to OAS recipients, I have not heard about any other measure.
Why are the Liberals stubbornly ignoring their election promise to increase old age security? People should be able to access it when they turn 65, not 75.