Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, we are delivering one cheque per month right now. We cannot afford to deliver four cheques each month. It would be too expensive. The extra cost would have to be taken from other programs in order to pay for the increased administration costs. Right now, seniors are receiving two cheques. Sometimes they arrive on the same day, so they get the same amount of money. What we are offering to do is to put the cheques together. By
the way, Mr. Speaker, we consulted with seniors across the north, and while some did express some of the concerns the Member has raised in this House, an overwhelming majority supported the idea of having their cheques combined and seeing one cheque combining both the territorial and federal benefits. Mr. Speaker, we are following the wishes of the large majority of seniors. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.