Mr. Speaker, it is not true what the opposition is saying. The initial program authority of $1.7 billion was intended to be used to kick-start the first phase. In fact, the program is under budget. The great news is that 7 million Canadians have transitioned to this new system. The previous system was 60 years old. Can members imagine the paper applications that were being filed, with lots of mistakes? This is going to make life easier for all seniors going forward.
If the member opposite has some urgent cases that they know of, I ask him to please send them our way. We are able to process those in 24 hours.