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House Hansard - 161

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 15, 2023 02:00PM
Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
  • Feb/15/23 2:51:43 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, seniors built this country and they deserve dignity, but soaring food and housing costs are leaving so many behind. Under the government, seniors are struggling to keep up with the basic everyday costs, but the Liberals honestly do not seem to care. The government has failed to raise the OAS for people under 75, so will it raise the guaranteed income supplement in this budget to lift all seniors out of poverty?
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Context: House Hansard - 161 - Feb/15/23
Hon. Kamal Khera (Minister of Seniors, Lib.)
  • Feb/15/23 2:52:14 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, we recognize the challenges that all Canadians, including seniors, are facing. That is precisely why we have been there for them every step of the way since 2015 by restoring the age of eligibility for retirement back to 65; increasing the guaranteed income supplement, which has helped over 900,000 seniors, and has actually lifted 45,000 seniors out of poverty; enhancing the Canada pension plan; or, recently, increasing the old age security for those 75 and over by 10%. We have been there for seniors, and we will continue to make sure that we have their backs now and into the future.
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