Ms. Annette Gibbons at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On May 25th, 2021. See this statement in context.

May 25th, 2021 / 5:35 p.m.

Associate Deputy Minister, Department of Employment and Social Development

On the decision that was made last spring to provide the payments that the minister spoke about—the $300 for OAS, the GIS payment and the GST—those were things intended to support Canadians to deal with some of the extra expenses they incurred due to the pandemic.

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