Discussion · Government Orders
Kevin Lamoureux Liberal
“I care about seniors too. Our government already helps them by giving them money for groceries, funding their local activities, and lowering gas prices so they can travel. I am open to more good ideas to support seniors.”
“Madam Speaker, like the member, I very much care about our seniors. The government has brought forward a number of initiatives to support seniors. For example, there are a number of affordability measures, such as the groceries and essentials benefit and the way in which we have enhanced it over the last 18 months. One of the biggest beneficiaries is our senior population. It is a significant amount of money we are talking about, going into hundreds of millions of dollars. Also, we are reinforcing the importance of the New Horizons program, making sure that senior activities are being programmed. One could talk about the excise tax as well, which has dropped the price of gasoline. That increases opportunities for travel for seniors, whether they travel on a bus or have their own vehicle. There are always ways that we can look at additional things. I, for one, am always open to good ideas on how we can be more supportive of our seniors.”
Madam Speaker, like the member, I very much care about our seniors. The government has brought forward a number of initiatives to support seniors. For example, there are a number of affordability measures, such as the groceries and essentials benefit and the way in which we have enhanced it over the last 18 months. One of the biggest beneficiaries is our senior population. It is a significant amount of money we are talking about, going into hundreds of millions of dollars. Also, we are reinforcing the importance of the New Horizons program, making sure that senior activities are being programmed. One could talk about the excise tax as well, which has dropped the price of gasoline. That increases opportunities for travel for seniors, whether they travel on a bus or have their own vehicle. There are always ways that we can look at additional things. I, for one, am always open to good ideas on how we can be more supportive of our seniors.