The House of Commons has adopted a motion calling on the government to include a $110-per-month boost to old age security (OAS) benefits in the upcoming federal budget.
In a 183-147 vote held Monday afternoon, the Bloc Québécois motion was supported by Bloc, NDP and Conservative MPs, however Liberals voted against it.
The motion, sponsored by MP Andréanne Larouche, is also calling on the government to acknowledge three points: that seniors were the demographic most directly affected by the pandemic, that “too many” seniors live in financially precarious situations and the “collective debt that we owe to those who built Quebec […]
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