Human Resources committee  I believe it is not justified. The OAS is a model universal pension. I would reiterate that I am not an expert, but in any event, to my knowledge, when people have very high incomes, the government claws the pension back. This pension benefits the people who need it. In general

Human Resources committee  I have to say that I am reluctant to suggest amendments to the bill. In the conclusion to our opening remarks, we set out the recommendations we would like to see adopted in the future. If we start amending the bill, how many more years will it take for the question to be settled

Human Resources committee  That is a big question. I think there are two aspects to it. Obviously, it is important to have targeted measures, for example for dental care or affordable housing. However, we still do not have measures for affordable housing or dental care. In the case of dental care, it has

Human Resources committee  I imagine that the government thinks—and this is not how AFEAS sees things—that this cap would allow it to take back part of the GIS that it would otherwise have to pay. So it has to give less to a person who earns more than the cap. This means that a person who is receiving the

Human Resources committee  The disparity in the treatment of seniors as a result of this 10% increase is definitely a form of discrimination. There is no reason for that measure to be applied. The AFEAS questioned the Prime Minister on this issue in June 2021. We have never received an answer, but we know

Human Resources committee  Is the question addressed to me, Ms. Chabot?

Human Resources committee  I think the impact on people aged 65 to 74 is very big. These people's expenses have been rising recently. A large proportion of people now aged 65 or over have not had, in their lives, incomes as high as people in the generations that follow them. We're in a new economy, wages

Human Resources committee  I will take the liberty of answering this question. I think it's an aberration. For example, in Quebec, the Quebec pension plan annuity and the OAS pension are in principle calculated to represent 25% of your pre-retirement income, which is next to nothing. You can't live on 25

Human Resources committee  At AFEAS, we reject this, both in Quebec and at the federal level. I think it's up to the individuals themselves to decide to pursue their careers, whether it's out of interest or for financial reasons. It's often because of financial need, to add income to those pensions, basica

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your question. I hope I understood it correctly. I'm not very well versed on this issue, but my understanding of how the guaranteed income supplement currently works is that the admissible working income is $5,000, and above that amount, the government deducts 50¢

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Mr. Chair, members of the committee, thank you for the invitation to testify as part of your work on Bill C‑319. The mission of the Association féministe d'éducation et d'action sociale, or AFEAS, is to defend equality between women and men at all levels o

Status of Women committee  I would add pay equity to the three important measures that Ms. Larouche mentioned. Once again, I'm going back to the example of Quebec, because it has made progress in this area. Unfortunately, at the federal level, the Pay Equity Act isn't entirely or adequately enforced, as f

Status of Women committee  I believe you're alluding to the guaranteed minimum income. On that issue, Afeas…

Status of Women committee  So that's not what you were talking about.

Status of Women committee  I don't want to commit myself on the guaranteed minimum income issue. We don't have a position on that.