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House Hansard - 31

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Ms. Heather McPherson (Edmonton Strathcona, NDP)
  • Feb/15/22 1:23:34 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Mr. Speaker, my colleague spoke about giving seniors the opportunity to age with dignity. I have met with many seniors in Edmonton Strathcona who speak about that very thing. They speak about wanting to age in place and wanting to ensure that the care they get when they do transition into long-term care is adequate. However, what we have seen in Alberta is a real problem with for-profit centres, which basically use a profit mandate rather than a care mandate. Would the member support making sure that there are no dollars in long-term care and that it is, in fact, a public service that is provided? What steps would she see the government taking to ensure that seniors have the opportunity to age in place longer before they go into long-term care?
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Ms. Louise Chabot (Thérèse-De Blainville, BQ)
  • Feb/15/22 1:52:48 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Mr. Speaker, from my Conservative colleague's speech, it is clear she is sincere and sensitive to the needs of seniors. She described their financial struggles in great detail. There is ample evidence that seniors are getting poorer, which is appalling to the Bloc Québécois. That is why we have repeatedly urged the government to significantly increase old age security and the guaranteed income supplement for seniors 65 and up. This is the federal government's most important social safety net program. Does my colleague agree with our proposal to be proactive and increase old age security at 65?
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Mr. Peter Fragiskatos (Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of National Revenue, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/22 11:20:26 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Madam Speaker, it is always interesting to hear from the member opposite. We are discussing a bill relating to seniors tonight. I have a question for the member. Does he still agree with his party's position, which apparently has not evolved, at least not that I am aware of, that the age of eligibility for OAS should be 67, which they changed it to a number of years ago under the Harper government, or should it in fact be 65, which is what this government restored it to? What does he think about that?
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Mr. Damien Kurek
  • Feb/15/22 11:20:55 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Madam Speaker, there it is. We have a Liberal who thinks they can score a cheap political shot. It was the minister, interestingly, in her remarks, who suggested that that age of eligibility was going to be applied to everything, I think, probably even to the child benefit. Wait until someone is 67 for the child benefit. That could not be further from the truth. First, let us get the facts on the record. The previous Harper government—
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