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{
"time": "2006-12-12 19:15:00",
"attribution": {
"en": "Ms. Chris Charlton",
"fr": ""
},
"content": {
"en": "<p data-HoCid=\"354466\" data-originallang=\"en\">Mr. Speaker, I appreciate the government's response to my question, but perhaps I was too verbose in the way I put my question. Let me try to restate it much more succinctly. Will seniors get what is owed to them retroactively going back to 2001, yes or no? </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"354467\" data-originallang=\"en\">I appreciate all the rhetoric about the government being keenly aware of the plight of seniors, but the reality is the government has done nothing, absolutely nothing, to improve the income supports that are available to seniors now. There has been no dramatic increase to the OAS, GIS, or CPP. There has not even been a parliamentary committee to review the process.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"354468\" data-originallang=\"en\">We know that in communities like Hamilton seniors are increasingly living in poverty. They are finding it harder and harder to make ends meet. Seniors do not need rhetoric. They need action.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"354469\" data-originallang=\"en\">Please tell me, yes or no, will seniors will be able to expect a refund cheque going back to 2001?</p>",
"fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"354466\" data-originallang=\"en\">Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, je sais gr\u00e9 au gouvernement de sa r\u00e9ponse \u00e0 ma question, mais je me suis peut-\u00eatre montr\u00e9e un peu trop loquace lorsque je l'ai pos\u00e9e. Permettez-moi de recommencer et d'\u00eatre plus succincte. Les a\u00een\u00e9s toucheront-ils ce qui leur est d\u00fb avec effet r\u00e9troactif \u00e0 2001, oui ou non?</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"354467\" data-originallang=\"en\">Je sais gr\u00e9 au gouvernement de toutes ses belles paroles sur la cause des a\u00een\u00e9s, mais il n'a rien fait, rien du tout, pour am\u00e9liorer les programmes de soutien du revenu en vigueur. Il n'y a pas eu de hausses importantes de la S\u00e9curit\u00e9 de la vieillesse, du Suppl\u00e9ment de revenu garanti ou du R\u00e9gime de pensions du Canada. On n'a m\u00eame pas confi\u00e9 \u00e0 un comit\u00e9 parlementaire le soin d'examiner le processus.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"354468\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous savons que dans des collectivit\u00e9s comme Hamilton les a\u00een\u00e9s vivent de plus en plus dans la pauvret\u00e9. Ils ont de plus en plus de mal \u00e0 joindre les deux bouts. Les a\u00een\u00e9s n'ont pas besoin de belles paroles, ils ont besoin de gestes concrets.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"354469\" data-originallang=\"en\">R\u00e9pondez-moi par oui ou non, les a\u00een\u00e9s peuvent-ils s'attendre \u00e0 obtenir un remboursement avec effet r\u00e9troactif \u00e0 2001?</p>"
},
"url": "/debates/2006/12/12/chris-charlton-2/",
"politician_url": "/politicians/chris-charlton/",
"politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/372/",
"procedural": false,
"source_id": "1841815",
"h1": {
"en": "Adjournment Proceedings",
"fr": ""
},
"h3": {
"en": "Pensions",
"fr": ""
},
"document_url": "/debates/2006/12/12/",
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}
}