Hon. Alice Wong, P.C.

On December 5, 2011, Alice Wong answered a question about seniors during question period. The following is a transcript:

Ms. Irene Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, seniors have paid their dues to our country but the government demonstrates over and over again that seniors just are not a priority.

Fortunately, the NDP is listening to seniors. We held a round table discussion this morning to hear first-hand about the challenges seniors face. That is in contrast to the government’s attitude of ignoring seniors’ needs for affordable housing, pension security and pharmacare.

Why does the government refuse to allow our seniors to age with dignity?

Hon. Alice Wong (Minister of State (Seniors), CPC):
Mr. Speaker, Canadians gave us a strong mandate to continue doing more for seniors than any other government. It was our government that introduced pension income splitting, lower taxes for seniors, increased funding for elder abuse awareness and provided the largest GIS increase in a quarter century. What did the opposition members do? They voted against all of these measures.

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