Mr. Speaker, I would like to table a petition signed by 1,810 residents of the riding of Beauce, Quebec, Canada, all of whom are Canadians but are receiving a U.S. pension. Their U.S. pension has been reduced by 25.5 per cent since the amendments to the Canada-U.S. income tax treaty came into effect. These pensioners are being penalized, and this reduction represents a major drop in their income. Furthermore, some of these people are already receiving social assistance.
I table this petition before Parliament in the hope that a solution will be found to compensate for the loss of income of these 1,810 residents of the riding of Beauce and others as well.