Rachel Blaney at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On October 17th, 2017. See this statement in context.

October 17th, 2017 / 5 p.m.

NDP

Rachel Blaney NDP North Island—Powell River, BC

I'm going to come back to StatsCan.

Can you confirm that poverty rates will increase rather than decrease into the future? I ask because OAS and GIS benefits are indexed to the consumer price index.

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