Madam Speaker, I would like to address two topics.
First of all, until the 1970s, the federal government funded 50% of health care expenses. Today it funds only 22%. Instead of imposing standards, if we could re-establish health transfer payments, the health care systems in Quebec and the other provinces would not always be at the breaking point.
Why does the federal government still refuse to increase health transfer payments?
Second, we know that seniors' purchasing power is declining. In 1975, OAS was equivalent to approximately 20% of the average salary. Today it is equivalent to 13%. If this trend continues, there will be nothing left for millennials.
Why not increase the old age security pension automatically at age 75?
I would like to hear what my colleague has to say about these two issues.