Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I can't support the motion that has been put forward. It's my understanding, for one thing, it's just come to my attention that the information in here that the seniors are now guaranteed a living allowance of $200 is incorrect and, in fact, it's more like $288. What we're asking for here is a $ 12 a month increase. This seems like a lot of exercise to go through to accomplish that small increase.
Also, with respect to the equalization of the rates in general, I believe it's something that a fair amount of thought went into. In fact, a lot of rates for seniors requiring more specialized care have gone down while some have gone up, and the Minister did provide those numbers for us here in the House when he was questioned about it. In view of the fact that I don't believe the information in this motion is correct and that the seniors are already getting approximately $288, 1 won't be supporting the motion. thank you.