Poverty Reduction Act  Mr. Speaker, in fact, our government has invested $22 billion across all programs since we have taken office. This has resulted in lifting 650,000 Canadians out of poverty. With respect to the issue she raises of seniors, which she knows is close to my heart, the stats according

Poverty Reduction Act  Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for his question. Mr. Speaker, I am working on my French and I think it is important to eventually get to the point where I am bilingual. I will continue to work on that. This is a very bold plan. The market basket measure also takes into consi

Poverty Reduction Act  Mr. Speaker, I will be splitting my time with the member for Sackville—Preston—Chezzetcook. I am pleased to take part in today's debate on Bill C-87. The bill is important and needs the support of all parliamentarians. It is important because it is enacting legislation for Canad

Business of the House  Madam Speaker, pursuant to Standing Order 66(2), I would like to designate Wednesday, November 28, 2018, for the conclusion of the debate on the 18th report of the Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration.

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, pension security is important to our government and that is why I was very pleased last week to have announced with the minister of innovation that we have taken the next step on consultations and have opened up our consultations nationally. Our government wants a b

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, let me make it very clear that consultations have been taking place. That is a commitment we made in our 2018 budget, and it has been reaffirmed by the Prime Minister in his mandate letter to me. The consultations are taking place because this is a very difficult iss

Pensions  Madam Speaker, the accusations made by the member are completely inaccurate and wrong. There is not a file that is closer to my heart than this one. From the day I was elected, I have been working on this. As the daughter of a proud steelworker and a lifelong Hamiltonian, this fi

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, pension security is important to our government. That is why in our last budget we committed to a solution to strengthen the pensions. In my mandate letter, I am also pleased to say I have been tasked with this. Our government has been consulting with stakeholders

Pensions  Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity on World Teachers' Day to acknowledge the contribution of our teachers and thank them. We know that their efforts go well beyond the classroom. In response to the member's question, we as a government take pension security very

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, this government has invested $2 billion in rural and northern communities, including projects that support food security, local roads, renewable energy and enhanced broadband connectivity. We have also made the new horizons for seniors program more flexible, and this

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, pension security is very important to our government. That is why, for the first time in 20 years, we increased the CPP so that these retirees will be more secure. Also, as the hon. member is speaking about workplace pensions, he knows that our government committed

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, I thank the member for Toronto—Danforth for her question. Since taking office, our government has been working hard for seniors. The rollback of the age of eligibility for the OAS and the GIS, from 67 to 65, prevented 100,000 seniors from going into poverty. The i

Seniors  Mr. Speaker, it is an honour and a privilege to rise for the first time in the House as the Minister for Seniors. Our government will continue to work hard for seniors. We have raised 100,000 seniors out of poverty by rolling back the age of entitlement for OAS and GIS from 67 t