Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, first of all, it’s really important for the seniors out there to know that this government will continue to provide a package of programs that are better than any of the other comparable, competitive, very good…We have very good packages for constituents. As the changes are laid out right now, for a single income senior, if your retirement income is around $60,000 to $70,000, you will still get supplementary health benefits. I think talking about net income has missed that point. When I travel across the country and the Territories and tell them that most people say that is fair, that is a good threshold. The problem we have now for the seniors is that we’ve got a couple or seniors in a different mix-up, mix of a family. We need to improve that a bit. I have no reason to think that we are going to do any less than about $70,000 retirement income. I have talked to everybody who has called me. I have been talking to many seniors for many weeks now and 90 percent of the time, the coverage will not be affected. I am really concerned the lack of information or misinterpretation is giving fear to the seniors in a way that they should not be.
So, Mr. Speaker, in talking about public consultation, I mean it when I say we are going to have a good, meaningful consultation process. It’s going to be a two-way exchange of information. I have committed to be open minded and willing to listen to what seniors have to say. I think it’s really also important for seniors to know how these changes are going to affect them and I am committed to making sure they have all the information they need.