Finance committee  I did hear it, but I may turn to my colleague Mr. Wagdin. We have done some research. Kevin, do you want to give it a go?

Finance committee  I'm sorry. I am having some trouble with my computer. It's jumbling as people are speaking. I think I heard the question clearly, but if for some reason I crackle out, maybe my colleague Kevin Wagdin could take over for me. Thank you for the question. I believe you were asking f

Finance committee  We did share some data earlier for the committee's special study. We could share that again for the record, but I think the information I have given you is the same as what I gave before.

Finance committee  Yes, I was going to say for clarification, Mr. Chair, that we're talking about an increase to the old age security pension. The OAS is funded through the consolidated revenue fund and not by contributions from employees and employers.

Finance committee  The measure is meant to target older seniors. It's a universal benefit for those 75 and older. We did some data analysis, and it does show that there are higher levels of vulnerability for those who are 75 and older. We've talked about some of those statistics here before. I cou

Finance committee  It is the decision of the government.

Finance committee  As we mentioned before, the decision to make the payment for older seniors, for those 75 years of age and older, was because of the greater vulnerability of this population due to the fact that they're outliving their savings, have a higher risk of becoming widows and widowers, a

Finance committee  I'm just going to check and see if Kevin Wagdin has been able to join as well.

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, I might ask that Kevin Wagdin, who is in the waiting room, help me if there are some more technical questions. Perhaps he can be invited in while I start.

Finance committee  Clause 269 is designed to ensure that the $500 one-time payment that is being proposed for the OAS pensioners aged 75 and older would not be included as income for GIS purposes. The one-time payment would be considered taxable income under the Income Tax Act. That would normally

Finance committee  It was the decision of the government to make the payment this August. It was put in place as a transitional measure before the permanent increase happens next July.

Finance committee  I think the change is focused on those 75 years and older because of the risk as people get older. I talked about the lower income they often face, the higher health-related expenses and the onset of illness and disability. These risks are there, and people are at greater risk as

Finance committee  Kevin, do you want to take that?

Finance committee  Mr. Chair, I don't think it's normal practice to share legal analysis from internal....

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair. Yes we did do some analysis looking at levels of employment of seniors who are over 75 compared to those under 75. A number of other—