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House Hansard - 31

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Mr. Mike Morrice (Kitchener Centre, GP)
  • Feb/15/22 1:25:32 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Mr. Speaker, I really appreciate the comments from the hon. member for Fredericton. In particular, I appreciate that she mentioned a guaranteed livable income. I appreciate the member's advocacy for a guaranteed livable income, and would love to hear her comments on the impact of a guaranteed livable income for seniors.
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Context: House Hansard - 31 - Feb/15/22
Mrs. Jenica Atwin
  • Feb/15/22 1:26:04 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Mr. Speaker, any time I can talk about a guaranteed livable income, I certainly will take the chance to. I see it a safety net that could help so many across this country, including seniors, in a really big way, as well those with disabilities. The list could go on and on. This is something we could do. Again, I talked about the kind of collective sigh of relief across the nation for protecting our most vulnerable. We need to do that for seniors as soon as possible, and I am committed to continuing that conversation with my colleagues.
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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
Ms. Iqra Khalid
  • Feb/15/22 6:04:09 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-12 
Mr. Speaker, in the past six years, the member has done phenomenal work for her community and in this House. I look forward to engaging in conversation with her about a guaranteed livable income as we continue to do better to support seniors and all Canadians through these difficult times.
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