Mr. Speaker, as the parliamentary secretary just mentioned, this is a simple fix. This, of course, could have been done before the last election. It was something the NDP brought to the government's attention as a critical issue for seniors. Of course, the government did not do that and the election happened. Even after the election, it is not until now that this bill is being brought forward.
With that being said, even if the measures in the bill go through in an expedited fashion, seniors will still not get the resources they need to survive. In my riding of Vancouver East now we have seniors who are getting evicted. They cannot wait some more months to get the help they need. Will the government do what Campaign 2000 asked for, which is to advance payments to seniors before the bill is passed?