Good afternoon.
Thank you for asking that question.
Option consommateurs is proposing measures that will actually help support the most vulnerable individuals. We aren't necessarily advocating measures that will help everyone. Inflation obviously affects everyone right now. Everyone is affected by inflation, but low-income individuals have the least financial flexibility. The choice available to a low-income person is which necessity to cut, whereas people with slightly higher incomes can cut luxuries or non-essentials, even though they also still feel the unpleasant consequences of inflation.
As you say, we're proposing that the government support the most vulnerable individuals, in particular by increasing the GST/HST credit. I don't know the exact number of people that might help, but we prefer the most progressive measures possible, ones that will help the most vulnerable by giving them more money.