Hansard: February 3, 2022
House of Commons Debate
Economic and Fiscal Update Implementation Act, 2021
Government Orders
February 3rd, 2022 / 4:25 p.m.
Jenny Kwan (NDP) Vancouver East, BC
Madam Speaker, New Democrats were raising this issue even before the election, saying that seniors will be suffering because the GIS will be cut. The government did not take any action. It said it was going to do something about it in May. Well, seniors are being evicted right now, so that is not good enough.
Aside from that, seniors actually need a boost in their incomes, not a differential treatment whereby seniors who turn 70 and those who have not yet done so have different payment increases. That is wrong. If someone retires at 65, they deserve to live in dignity. Seniors need to be supported throughout this pandemic and beyond.
