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Rhéal Éloi Fortin Bloc Québécois
“The government gives more money to seniors aged 75 and older than to seniors aged 65 to 74. I want the government to treat them equally and increase pensions by 10 percent for seniors under 75. Why did the government leave them out?”
“Mr. Speaker, listening to my colleague, I can hear how enthusiastic he is about his government’s budget measures. I am listening to him tell us how great things are going and how wonderful life is. However, there is one thing I do not understand, so maybe my colleague can explain it to me. If his government is having so much success with the economy, why is it happening at our seniors’ expense? Why did the Liberal government decide a few years ago that seniors aged 65 to 74 should be treated less well than those aged 75 and over? It would not cost a fortune to fix this. The Bloc Québécois has been calling for a fix for years. As a gesture of solidarity, could this government recognize how much these seniors have contributed to the Canadian economy and boost their purchasing power to match that of seniors aged 75 and over? Could it increase old age security at the same time? The Bloc Québécois has been calling for seniors’ pensions to be increased by 10%, which is not that much. I would love to hear my colleague’s thoughts. Can he tell me why the government did that?”
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Mr. Speaker, listening to my colleague, I can hear how enthusiastic he is about his government’s budget measures. I am listening to him tell us how great things are going and how wonderful life is. However, there is one thing I do not understand, so maybe my colleague can explain it to me. If his government is having so much success with the economy, why is it happening at our seniors’ expense? Why did the Liberal government decide a few years ago that seniors aged 65 to 74 should be treated less well than those aged 75 and over? It would not cost a fortune to fix this. The Bloc Québécois has been calling for a fix for years. As a gesture of solidarity, could this government recognize how much these seniors have contributed to the Canadian economy and boost their purchasing power to match that of seniors aged 75 and over? Could it increase old age security at the same time? The Bloc Québécois has been calling for seniors’ pensions to be increased by 10%, which is not that much. I would love to hear my colleague’s thoughts. Can he tell me why the government did that?