Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I have often spoken in this House about what we can do to improve programs and services for our senior citizens. One example of a government program that I think needs improvement is the Housing Corporation Senior Citizens' Home Repair Program. I believe the income thresholds of $37,500 for a combined household in order to qualify is too restrictive. Many of our seniors have worked for many years in order to retire comfortably, yet when they retire they find that they are not qualified for government programs for seniors due to income thresholds imposed by the government.

I believe the more fair and equitable route, Mr. Speaker, would be to take a sliding scale on income in order to qualify for the seniors citizens' home repair program. When I brought this issue up on income thresholds for seniors in the last session in October, the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation stated that his department is working with the Department of Education to review how they have incorporated a sliding scale into the program. I would like to ask the Minister responsible for the Housing Corporation to state what progress his department has made since I last brought this up in October with regard to instituting a sliding scale for the seniors as Education, Culture and Employment did for the seniors' fossil fuel subsidy. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.