Mr. Speaker, I would like to begin by congratulating the Bloc Québécois members, who finally agreed to attend a technical briefing that I believe will help them understand this issue. With regard to the Cúram system, the direct costs of the project are lower than expected.
It is important to remember one thing: 7.7 million Canadians are receiving their OAS payments through Cúram. What the Bloc Québécois is proposing is completely unacceptable. It would leave millions of seniors to rely on an archaic system that is doomed to obsolescence, that is vulnerable and that put the financial health and security of millions of seniors across the country at risk.