“We are being open about this project. We have spent 1.8 billion dollars out of our 4.8-billion-dollar budget. We finished modernizing old age security under budget, using only 633 million of the 674 million dollars set aside for it. The budget changes because updating a 60-year-old system is big and complicated.”

“Madam Speaker, we have been very open and clear about this project. I will be clear. On a total budget of $4.8 billion, $1.8 billion has been invested. In fact, the modernization of old age security was delivered under budget. Of the $674 million allocated for this phase, only $633 million was required, reflecting strong project oversight and effective cost management. As the project evolves, so does the budget, reflecting the scale and complexity of modernizing a 60‑year‑old, obsolete system. This has been transparently communicated—”

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“This project runs our main public benefit programs. The first part is going as planned, and the next parts are still to come. It is an important project that must continue.”

“Madam Speaker, as the member knows, this system administers our main benefit programs, namely OAS, EI and the CPP. The first phase of the project is proceeding as planned. The project’s other phases are still to come. This is a necessary and ongoing project.”

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