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House Hansard - 26

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
February 8, 2022 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 26 - Feb/8/22
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)
  • Feb/8/22 2:58:51 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, for the past eight months, the government has been making cuts to the guaranteed income supplement for seniors who received CERB. We are talking about seniors who have to work part time to pay for the basics, such as their rent or medication. This morning, after eight months, the government introduced a bill to right this wrong. Do my colleagues know when this bill will come into force? It will be in June. If the situation of seniors is serious enough to give rise to a bill, why is the government continuing to make cuts until June?
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Context: House Hansard - 26 - Feb/8/22
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille (Salaberry—Suroît, BQ)
  • Feb/8/22 3:00:04 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, by the time this government stops making cuts to the guaranteed income supplement for seniors, the government will have been depriving them of the basic essentials for 11 months. During those 11 months, inflation had time to reach the highest levels in 30 years. For 11 months, seniors had to leave more and more food on the shelves at the grocery store because it is too expensive. Their rent has probably gone up. For 11 months, all of their expenses went up while the government cut their benefits. Is this how seniors deserve to be treated?
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Context: House Hansard - 26 - Feb/8/22
Mrs. Claude DeBellefeuille
  • Feb/8/22 3:02:29 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, the interpreter is unable to do their job properly because the sound quality is poor.
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