Mr. Speaker, my question is for the Minister of Finance.
Due to recent changes in the Canada-U.S. tax treaty over 81,000 Canadians who receive U.S. social security have witnessed one-quarter of their benefits disappear at the hands of the IRS. Many of these are low income seniors. Americans who receive similar payments from Canada are allowed to seek a refund, but this is denied Canadians.
What is the Minister of Finance doing to redress this inequity in tax treatments of low income seniors?