Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for the question.
As soon as this government was elected, and before that even, we asked several times what it needed to correct this situation. We asked what we needed a bill for, but it refused to provide a clear answer.
In my experience, that means no, it does not need a bill to ensure that seniors can receive their own benefits.
The government could have fixed this in August, but it decided to wait. We know that because of that decision, seniors will end up homeless.
This is an urgent matter and that is why I requested an emergency debate in the House of Commons on Wednesday.
The government can fix this. It has several mechanisms at its disposal to do so. It is simply a matter of will.
We are trying to create that will here in the House of Commons, now that we are assembled here.