Sylvie Bérubé on Government Business No. 7—Proceedings on Bill C-12

In the House of Commons on February 11th, 2022. See this statement in context.

Government Business No. 7—Proceedings on Bill C-12Government Orders

February 11th, 2022 / 1:20 p.m.

Bloc

Sylvie Bérubé Bloc Abitibi—Baie-James—Nunavik—Eeyou, QC

Madam Speaker, I thank the member for her nice, long speech.

I just want to point out that seniors were the first to be affected by the pandemic. This came at a time when they were isolated, living with anxiety and losing money.

There were also the retired nurses and health care professionals who decided to return to work but whose GIS payments were clawed back as a result.

I could also talk about the two classes of seniors this government has created: those aged 65 to 74, who have been abandoned to live in financial insecurity, and those aged 75 and up, who have been recognized by the government.

What does the member think we could do with this bill to address these two classes of seniors?

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