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House Hansard - 31

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Mr. Tom Kmiec
  • Feb/15/22 11:50:10 a.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Madam Speaker, the GIS is definitely important to seniors in my riding. I believe that our amendment provides a potential solution that would ensure that the problem has been dealt with once and for all. I would not want us to quickly pass Bill C‑12 only to realize six months later that it is flawed and that some seniors are still falling through the cracks. There are 204,000 seniors who are affected by these changes. I want a parliamentary committee to ensure that this bill resolves the problems of each and every one of them.
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Ms. Jenny Kwan (Vancouver East, NDP)
  • Feb/15/22 4:16:26 p.m.
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Madam Speaker, as we know, many seniors are caught in this predicament because they are the lowest income seniors. Single seniors on GIS make a little over $19,000 a year. Those who are partnered get about $25,000 a year. The only reason they had to go to work was to supplement their income, and during COVID many of them lost their jobs. That is why they are caught in this predicament. With this in mind, is the real issue, aside from restoring and making whole the seniors support, that we need to bring in a guaranteed livable basic income?
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Mrs. Stephanie Kusie (Calgary Midnapore, CPC)
  • Feb/15/22 7:30:23 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Mr. Speaker, the member referenced how his riding is specifically in the north and is remote and rural. I imagine that this GIS clawback on seniors in his riding would have had even more significant impact on these Canadians, who are really left to obtain their necessities in their local communities. I am hoping the member can elaborate on that and even provide more context as to the struggles that his citizens, seniors in particular, have faced throughout this pandemic.
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