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House Hansard - 339

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
September 19, 2024 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 339 - Sep/19/24
Mr. Alain Therrien (La Prairie, BQ)
  • Sep/19/24 2:30:50 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the Liberals need to understand something. It is very simple. They have two choices, and both choices come at a cost. Either they increase old age security by 10% for seniors aged 65 to 74, or they will pay for it, politically speaking. The Liberals will have to make a choice, and so will the other parties. If they think that seniors' pensions are not important, then they better have the nerve to tell seniors to their faces. The Liberals are going to pay for it one way or another. Will they increase old age security by 10%, yes or no?
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Context: House Hansard - 339 - Sep/19/24
Hon. Karina Gould (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Sep/19/24 2:36:45 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, I do not think we should be politicizing pensions, but if the member opposite or his leader wants to talk about the size of their pensions, they should talk about that. At a time when they will be getting millions of dollars in government pensions, they also look to cut the pensions of everyday Canadians. We are here to support seniors no matter where they worked, not just parliamentarians with their pensions.
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Context: House Hansard - 339 - Sep/19/24
Hon. Steven MacKinnon (Minister of Labour and Seniors, Lib.)
  • Sep/19/24 2:37:59 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, it is very interesting to hear my friend from Regina—Qu'Appelle, who was around in those days. In fact, he was sitting right where you are sitting, Mr. Speaker, when Prime Minister Harper went to, yes, Davos. As a reminder for some members in the back, that is the World Economic Forum. He went there to do what? He went there to tell Canadian seniors that their retirement age was moving to 67 from 65. How dare the member for Regina—Qu'Appelle stand in the House and talk to us about pensions?
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Context: House Hansard - 339 - Sep/19/24
Hon. Karina Gould (Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Lib.)
  • Sep/19/24 3:11:31 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, if that member wants to talk about entitlements, he should talk to the leader of his party who has a calculated $2 million pension and who lives in government housing, while at the same time looking to cut the pensions of Canadians, raise the age of retirement from 65 to 67, and cut the Canada child benefit and other benefits that help Canadians. If that member wants to talk to entitlements, he should look in the mirror first.
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