Speech (House debate)

{
    "time": "2025-11-26 14:05:00",
    "attribution": {
        "en": "Connie Cody (Cambridge, CPC)",
        "fr": "Connie Cody (Cambridge, PCC)"
    },
    "content": {
        "en": "<p data-HoCid=\"9018281\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Mr. Speaker, the alarming rise in scams targeting seniors is a growing concern in our communities, with a 300% increase in money being lost to scams since 2020. Across the country, criminals are preying on trust and vulnerability, and seniors are losing their life savings, money they worked for decades to earn.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9018282\" data-originallang=\"en\"> In Cambridge and North Dumfries, I have heard heartbreaking stories of individuals who believed they were helping a loved one or paying a bill, only to discover they had been deceived. These scams get more sophisticated by the day and often leave victims feeling ashamed and isolated.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9018283\" data-originallang=\"en\">We must do more to educate and protect our seniors from these predators. That is why this Saturday morning I will be hosting a community town hall called \u201cInside the Scam Playbook\u201d. It is focused on raising awareness and sharing practical steps for people to safeguard themselves and those they care about. Knowledge is the best defence. Understanding how these scams work before they happen can prevent devastating loss.</p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9018284\" data-originallang=\"en\">Together, we can stop these criminals and ensure that no one in our community faces this alone.</p>",
        "fr": "<p data-HoCid=\"9018281\" data-originallang=\"en\"> Monsieur le Pr\u00e9sident, l'augmentation alarmante des fraudes visant les a\u00een\u00e9s est une pr\u00e9occupation croissante dans les collectivit\u00e9s du pays, les pertes financi\u00e8res li\u00e9es \u00e0 ces fraudes ayant augment\u00e9 de 300 % depuis 2020. Partout au pays, des criminels profitent de la confiance et de la vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 des a\u00een\u00e9s, qui perdent ainsi les \u00e9conomies qu'ils ont accumul\u00e9es au fil de d\u00e9cennies de travail. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9018282\" data-originallang=\"en\">\u00c0 Cambridge et North Dumfries, j'ai entendu des histoires d\u00e9chirantes de personnes qui croyaient aider un \u00eatre cher ou payer une facture, pour finalement d\u00e9couvrir qu'elles avaient \u00e9t\u00e9 tromp\u00e9es. Ces arnaques deviennent chaque jour plus sophistiqu\u00e9es et laissent souvent les victimes dans la honte et l'isolement. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9018283\" data-originallang=\"en\">Nous devons en faire plus pour informer et prot\u00e9ger les a\u00een\u00e9s contre ces pr\u00e9dateurs. C'est pourquoi, samedi matin, j'animerai une assembl\u00e9e publique consacr\u00e9e aux coulisses des arnaques. Elle aura pour objectif de sensibiliser les gens et de leur donner des conseils pratiques pour se prot\u00e9ger et prot\u00e9ger leurs proches. La connaissance est la meilleure d\u00e9fense. Comprendre comment ces arnaques fonctionnent avant qu'elles ne se produisent peut permettre d'\u00e9viter des pertes d\u00e9vastatrices. </p>\n<p data-HoCid=\"9018284\" data-originallang=\"en\">Ensemble, nous pouvons arr\u00eater ces criminels et faire en sorte qu'aucun de nos concitoyens n'ait \u00e0 faire face seul \u00e0 ce probl\u00e8me. </p>"
    },
    "url": "/debates/2025/11/26/connie-cody-1/",
    "politician_url": "/politicians/connie-cody/",
    "politician_membership_url": "/politicians/memberships/4735/",
    "procedural": false,
    "source_id": "13266810",
    "h1": {
        "en": "Statements by Members",
        "fr": "D\u00e9clarations de d\u00e9put\u00e9s"
    },
    "h2": {
        "en": "Fraud Against Seniors",
        "fr": "La fraude envers les a\u00een\u00e9s"
    },
    "document_url": "/debates/2025/11/26/",
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    }
}