Human Resources committee  Yes. I agree with the bill. However, like Mr. Shillington, I am still wondering why we get our blue card at 65, but have no way of knowing if we are eligible for Guaranteed Income Supplement benefits. There’s a problem somewhere.

Human Resources committee  I would simply like to add that in Quebec alone, 13% of the people receive the Guaranteed Income Supplement in addition to their Canada Pension Plan benefits. Some do not receive benefits from the Quebec Pension Plan, especially women. Those are the poor in the population, if you

Human Resources committee  It is very important because, if I remember correctly, the potential amount due to seniors in Quebec who had not been informed… We worked on this issue for quite some time with some members of Parliament. In Quebec alone, it represented an enormous amount of money for seniors, an

Human Resources committee  We would like to thank you for inviting us to participate in these committee hearings. We are pleased to be here today. I am the National President of the Association québécoise de défense des droits des personnes retraitées et préretraitées, i.e. seniors. We have 45 chapters