Kamal Khera

[Carbon Pricing, February 6th, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, we recognize the challenges seniors are facing, and that is precisely why we have been there for them, unlike the party opposite, which has opposed every single measure we have put forward to support seniors, and unlike its leader, who gave reckless advice to seniors to invest in crypto. We have been there supporting seniors by doubling the GST credit; increasing the guaranteed income supplement, which has helped over 900,000 seniors; and increasing the old age security.

We will continue to have the backs of all Canadians, including seniors.

[Seniors, January 31st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, seniors deserve the best quality of care rooted in dignity and respect regardless of where they live. That is why we welcome today the residence centre standards, released by HSO and CSA, that will make a tremendous difference in the quality of care seniors receive in long-term care homes.

I want to take a moment to thank both organizations for the extensive consultations they have done with Canadians, seniors, health care workers and care givers in creating these standards. We will continue to work with provinces and territories in their efforts to support long-term care homes in their jurisdictions.

[Seniors, January 31st, 2023]

Mr. Speaker, as a nurse, I have seen first-hand the challenges that seniors faced during the pandemic, including in my own community of Brampton. That is why we welcomed the new standards released today by the Health Standards Organization and Canadian Standards Association, which are the result of extensive consultations across the country. We have also provided $4 billion to support provinces and territories in their efforts to improve long-term care in their jurisdictions. We will continue to work together to ensure that all Canadians continue to live with dignity and respect, regardless of where they live.

[Carbon Pricing, December 7th, 2022]

Mr. Speaker, we recognize the challenges that seniors are facing, and that is precisely why we have been there delivering for them, whether it was the increase to the guaranteed income supplement, which has helped over 900,000 seniors and lifted 45,000 of them out of poverty, or the fact that we moved forward on increasing the old age security by 10% for those 75 and over, or the fact that we doubled the GST credit or provided dental and rental support.

On this side of the House, we are going to continue to deliver for seniors and all Canadians.

[Democratic Institutions, December 6th, 2022]

Mr. Speaker, we recognize the challenges seniors are facing. The government has been there for them, unlike the party opposite, which has opposed every single measure we put forward to support seniors, whether it was the doubling of the GST credit, which will help 11 million people, rental and dental support, increasing the old age security by 10% for those 75 and over, or the fact that we are increasing the guaranteed income supplement, which has helped over 900,000 seniors. We are going to continue to make sure we support seniors, now and into the future.

[Seniors, November 29th, 2022]

Mr. Speaker, the hon. member mentioned the word “fact”, so let us look at some facts.

The fact is that when the Conservative Party was in power, its plan for seniors was to raise the age of retirement to 67.

The fact is that the first thing we did on this side was to reverse that back to 65.

The fact is that the party opposite has opposed every single measure our government has put forward to support seniors, including the increase to the guaranteed income supplement, including the 10% increase to the old age security, and including our enhancements to the CPP.

We will not take any lessons from the party opposite on seniors. We are going to continue to deliver for them.

[Seniors, November 29th, 2022]

Mr. Speaker, since 2015, our government has been there to support seniors. This summer, we delivered on our promise to increase old age security by 10% for those 75 and older, strengthening support for Canadian seniors. On this side of the House, we increased the guaranteed income supplement, which has helped over 900,000 single seniors and lifted over 45,000 seniors out of poverty. That is why we doubled the GST credit. That is going to help 11 million Canadians.

On this side of the House, we are going to continue to make sure we support all Canadians, including seniors.

[Seniors, November 29th, 2022]

Mr. Speaker, we recognize the challenges that seniors are facing, and our government has been there for them.

We are delivering for them by doubling the GST credit, which is going to help 11 million people. That is why we are providing dental and rental support. This summer, we permanently increased old age security for seniors aged 75 and over. That is $800 more for full pensioners. That is why we increased the guaranteed income supplement, which is helping over 900,000 seniors and has lifted 45,000 seniors out of poverty.

On this side of the House, we are going to continue to deliver for seniors.

[National Council for Reconciliation Act, November 29th, 2022]

moved:

That Bill C-29, in Clause 12, be amended by replacing line 9 on page 6 with the following:

(f) Indigenous persons whose first or second language learned

[National Council for Reconciliation Act, November 29th, 2022]

moved:

That Bill C-29, in Clause 10, be amended by deleting lines 11 to 13 on page 5.