Hedy Fry at the Status of Women Committee

On November 3rd, 2009. See this statement in context.

November 3rd, 2009 / 5 p.m.

Liberal

The Chair Liberal Hedy Fry

Thank you very much. I think we have ended this round.

We have a vote, so we must leave here at 5:30. Bells begin at 5:30 for a vote at 5:45.

I don't usually ask questions, but there is a question I want to ask.

What is the impact of income splitting, on women especially in their ability to be able to have access to GIS and OAS? If you “income split”, a woman who may have had zero income before will be able to get her GIS. If she splits income, she now no longer has zero income, so is she denied GIS, and does that decrease her OAS contribution?

So is the overall impact of income splitting poorer for the couple than it was originally?

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