Wayne Long at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On October 18th, 2016. See this statement in context.

October 18th, 2016 / 9:20 a.m.

Liberal

Wayne Long Liberal Saint John—Rothesay, NB

Mr. Heisz? Okay.

I also want to get from you, Mr. LeBlanc, some thoughts on the tax-free savings account. Obviously, it was quite clear that the Conservative Party wanted to double the limit, and we're going to drop that back. Do you honestly feel, or have you felt, that the tax-free savings account is a good vehicle to reduce poverty and help those in need? Can you talk a bit about that, the potential doubling, and the fact that we're going to bring it back to where it was?

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