Mr. Speaker, it is true that what scares people the most is a system that breaks down when they need it.
They are afraid of a system that will fail them in their time of need, and let me be clear. That is exactly why we have modernized this system, because a 60-year-old system was guaranteed to fail. In fact, that is what the Auditor General said.
I think we agree that it was time to modernize, and 7.7 million Canadians are receiving payments on time, on schedule. The remaining Canadians who have applied by paper largely are getting the help they need. We urge all Canadians to apply online for—