Scott Armstrong at the Government Operations and Estimates Committee

On November 29th, 2011. See this statement in context.

November 29th, 2011 / 4:45 p.m.

Conservative

Scott Armstrong Conservative Cumberland—Colchester—Musquodoboit Valley, NS

Thank you, and thank you for being here today and looking at the estimates.

At first I noticed a $2.5 million increase to the GIS supplement. Could you elaborate on whether or not that means the money has already been delivered to the seniors as part of our Budget 2011? That brings it up to the largest amounts it's been in 25 years. Could you elaborate on some of that?

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