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Alice Wong in Question Period – Seniors
On March 8, 2012, Alice Wong answered one question about seniors during question period. The following is a transcript:
Ms. Irene Mathyssen (London—Fanshawe, NDP):
Mr. Speaker, a shocking 46.5% of elderly Canadian women live alone in poverty. This is double the poverty rate for elderly men in Canada. Seniors’ poverty particularly touches aboriginal and immigrant women.
Will the government implement a real strategy to fight poverty and make reforms to our pension system to lift all senior women out of poverty?
Hon. Alice Wong (Minister of State (Seniors), CPC):
Mr. Speaker, the fact remains that our government is working hard for all seniors. It was our government that introduced a low tax plan that removed thousands of seniors from the tax rolls completely. It was our government that introduced pension income splitting and the largest GIS increase in a quarter century. It was her party that voted against all of these.
Canadians know that they can count on this government to deliver for seniors.
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