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House Hansard - 174

44th Parl. 1st Sess.
March 28, 2023 10:00AM
Context: House Hansard - 174 - Mar/28/23
Ms. Lisa Marie Barron (Nanaimo—Ladysmith, NDP)
  • Mar/28/23 2:30:54 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, with the cost of food and housing soaring, Canadian seniors are being left behind. In my riding of Nanaimo—Ladysmith, seniors tell me they cannot make ends meet. To make matters worse, for seniors who are disproportionately women, widowed or single, costs are even harder to keep up with, yet they pay more in taxes than their coupled counterparts. Will the Prime Minister end these discriminatory tax rules, implement equitable tax benefits and finally start supporting seniors?
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Context: House Hansard - 174 - Mar/28/23
Right Hon. Justin Trudeau (Prime Minister, Lib.)
  • Mar/28/23 2:31:27 p.m.
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Mr. Speaker, one of the very first things we did was significantly increase the GIS for the most vulnerable single seniors because we knew that was something we needed. Unfortunately, the NDP actually voted against that measure. We continued over the past years by doubling the GST tax credit and putting more money back in the pockets of seniors, and by providing nearly two million low-income renters with financial relief, including seniors. We permanently increased the OAS for seniors age 75 and up, and we restored the age of eligibility for OAS back to 65 from the 67 that Conservatives raised it to. On this side of the House, we will continue to be there for seniors. Whether it is through COVID or through housing affordability, we will be there.
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