Human Resources committee  As I have already said in parliamentary committee—you will recall, Ms. Chabot—and as the Réseau FADOQ regularly mentions, the needs are there. Many women volunteer and are therefore deprived of this program, not to mention the costs associated with that. I'll leave it at that. I

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Ladies and gentlemen members of Parliament, my name is Gisèle Tassé-Goodman. I am the president of the Réseau FADOQ. With me is Philippe Poirier-Monette, special advisor on government relations. I would like to thank the members of the committee for this

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Honourable parliamentarians, my name is Gisèle Tassé‑Goodman, and I'm the president of Réseau FADOQ. With me today is Philippe Poirier‑Monette, who is responsible for government relations within our organization. To begin, I would like to thank the members

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, for having invited me to this committee meeting. My name is Gisèle Tassé-Goodman, and I am the President of Réseau FADOQ. With me are Chief Executive Danis Prud'homme and Philippe Poirier-Monette, special advisor to Réseau

Human Resources committee  Mr. Prud'homme, I will let you answer.

Human Resources committee  What our organization's director general just said is true. At the very least, the guaranteed income supplement should have been increased by $50 a month because it goes to the less fortunate. In any case, as Mr. Prud'homme said previously, when old age security claimants have a

Human Resources committee  In light of what Mr. Prud’homme just said, let me add that people receiving old age security and the guaranteed income supplement are struggling to pay for their medication and cover their grocery bill at the end of the month. Some have even told me that, when they get to the che

Human Resources committee  I will first answer and will then yield the floor to Mr. Prud'homme, so he can complete my answer. Thank you for the question. I would begin by saying that social inclusion is paramount for healthy aging. For example, the growing price of gas is quite real for everyone, and it

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Parliamentarians, my name is Gisèle Tassé‑Goodman. I'm the president of the Réseau FADOQ. I'm joined by Danis Prud'homme, the director general of our organization. I want to thank the committee members for this invitation. The Réseau FADOQ consists of a gr

Human Resources committee  Good afternoon.

Human Resources committee  Okay. Good afternoon. Can you hear me properly?

Justice committee  Thank you, Madam Chair. Members of the House, my name is Gisèle Tassé-Goodman and I am the president of the FADOQ Network. I am accompanied by Danis Prud'homme, executive director of our organization. I would first like to thank the members of the committee for this invitation.

Finance committee  So many seniors are frustrated that we do not keep a count of them anymore. Currently, hundreds, if not thousands of them are protesting on social media, calling us and sending us emails. They do not understand in the least what Mr. Trudeau's government is doing. Most seniors li

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Ste-Marie. With that announcement, the Prime Minister is clearly being consistent. He actually announced that he would be increasing the old age security benefit by 10% on September 18, 2019, when he was courting seniors. They welcome that. However, why create two

Finance committee  Mr. Poirier-Monette, do you want to answer that question?