Finance committee  This is something that we very much support. In fact, my colleague is a member of one of the committees. We think this is going to make a great difference. We were talking about what you might call stigma against poor people. There's certainly a great stigma against people who

Finance committee  Well, I can tell you doing away with locked-in funds won't cost you a penny, because it's not government money.

Finance committee  I certainly will be happy to do that.

Finance committee  I recognize what you're saying, but we only get one kick at the can, and we want to make sure that all of the issues our members--

Finance committee  I can tell you it depends on the time of day. Yesterday we received a bunch of emails from people saying make the withholding tax on old age security optional. We believe the guaranteed income supplement should be raised. We believe locked-in funds should be done away with.

Finance committee  Talking about the constituency that I'm here to speak on behalf of, people over 50, one thing is that there must be a recognition that poverty is more extensive than the statistics we have from Statistics Canada will let us believe. Statistics Canada says, for example, that 6.1%

Finance committee  Yes, we have. We contacted Statistics Canada and met with them. They dismissed the idea, although we agree with what you've said that the basket for older people is quite different. Often, for example, they don't have to worry about mortgages, which is part of the basket, simply

Finance committee  I think if you haven't paid your taxes for one year they'll come after you too, anyway they have to. We agree entirely. We believe the 11-month retroactive payments that apply to CPP and GIS should both be done away with. We think people should be given the full amount, plus int

Finance committee  As I said in my presentation, we amended the one you're referring to. Unfortunately, time did not permit that to be incorporated. I'll send the amendment to the clerk so it can be translated and sent to the members of the committee.

Finance committee  Thank you very much. I appreciate the invitation to make a presentation. The brief we presented reflected what we'd been asked, and that is what tax reforms we suggest that will benefit the government as well as fifty-plus Canadians. These recommendations will benefit the gover

Human Resources committee  And there's the reality, which I guess you're investigating, that they must contribute--and not just in employment, but at so many levels, because they are going to be a sizeable percentage of the population. The baby boomers have always been accustomed to having society dance to

Human Resources committee  With due respect, I think there has to be a change of perspective by politicians to go beyond the three-, four-, or five-year framework, in terms of what has to be done. We're talking about the reality that the nature of this country, and the world, in many parts, is going to be

Human Resources committee  On the other side too, as a corollary to what Judy was saying, there is a tax credit that a caregiver can receive. But again, you have to work to get a benefit of the tax credit. So what we're talking about here is recognizing the realities of a system that, as Judy said, is the

Human Resources committee  We've seen some studies--by the University of Alberta, for instance--that have suggested $5 billion in savings.

Human Resources committee  That's correct, but when you think about what the full amount is, you're talking about not a lot of money left over at the end of the day.