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House Hansard - 67

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
May 9, 2022 11:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 67 - May/9/22
Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
  • May/9/22 4:23:16 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, one of the issues that is very concerning to me, and that was not addressed in this budget at all, is marriage after 60. We know that if veterans, military folks, RCMP and our federal civil servants get married after 60, their partners get no survivor benefits after those members pass. Right now, we are working with an amazing human being who put away $153,000 out of his own pension to look after his partner when he passed. Now, she is very ill, and it does not look like she is going to make it. I think it is very concerning that the $153,000 is not going to be returned to that person. Could the member speak about how important it is to recognize the people who served us so well, and their partners?
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Context: House Hansard - 67 - May/9/22
Ms. Rachel Blaney (North Island—Powell River, NDP)
  • May/9/22 5:42:14 p.m.
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  • Re: Bill C-19 
Madam Speaker, I thank my neighbour for his interesting speech. I did not really see a profound investment in immigration. In my riding, we are having hundreds of calls day after day from people trying to figure out their status. They have done all of their paperwork and they have done everything they should. They are already living in Canada. We have people on worker visas who have done everything right and now cannot work. They are losing their homes. It is becoming a mess. I am wondering if the member could talk about his government's responsibility and how long it is going to take to actually address these really important issues.
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