Mr. Speaker, it has become standard practice for this government to ignore seniors. The government believes it has done enough for seniors, so it is hanging them out to dry. Some seniors will not even benefit from the GST holiday for Christmas, because all their income already goes towards their basic needs. The government can do something. If it can give $250 to everyone just to show how generous it is, if it can spend $6 billion to buy votes, then it can invest $3 billion in old age security.
Instead of giving money to lots of people who do not need it, why not simply increase old age security?