Human Resources committee  It would be one of many considerations.

Human Resources committee  Beginning in 2007, the Income Tax Act was changed to allow people contributing to a defined benefit plan to collect some of the benefits while continuing to work part-time. Before that, you couldn't do it. It was not allowed. The CPP, Canada pension plan, was also changed. I bel

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much, Mr. Chair and distinguished members of the committee. I am pleased to appear before you today to discuss Bill C-591, An Act to amend the Canada Pension Plan and the Old Age Security Act (pension and benefits), a private member's bill sponsored by Dave Van K

Human Resources committee  The survivor benefit is essentially an insurance benefit that one gets because of the death of a spouse or, in the case of an orphan, the death of a parent. The fact that the contributions are paid by the individual and the employer is really for the retirement part of the plan.

Human Resources committee  Bill C-31 is the bill that suspended the OAS payment to inmates essentially because the prison system already provides for basic needs. This bill prevents killers from benefiting from their crime. The distinction would be that under C-31, if someone has killed a spouse and is an

Human Resources committee  It will help to make things transparent. We rely on being informed. The minister relies on being informed, the reason being that the relationship between a murderer and spouse or children is not necessarily recorded. The kinship and so on, we don't have a basis there. So we rely

Human Resources committee  I think it's very positive.

Human Resources committee  It's not for me to answer that question. But I might—

Human Resources committee  The major effort in building the CPP has been the large blocks of putting it on a financially sustainable basis and addressing the big issues, if you like.

Human Resources committee  That's how we looked at it.

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much.