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Dear Ms. Consul:
I am pleased to respond to
your electronic message,
which was forwarded to me by
the Office of the Prime
Minister, the Right
Honourable Stephen Harper,
regarding private member's
Bill C-428..
As you know, Bill C-428
proposes to amend the Old
Age Security Act to reduce
the residence requirement
for entitlement to a monthly
pension from ten years to
three years. This private
member's bill was introduced
in the House of Commons by
M..P. Ruby Dhalla, a Liberal
Opposition Member.
As the Minister responsible,
I have been very clear that
when this Bill comes forward
we will strongly oppose it.
The Old Age Security (OAS)
pension is paid to seniors
in recognition of the
contribution that they have
made to Canadian society,
the economy, and their
community. The OAS program
is non-contributory and is
based solely on age and
residence in Canada after
the age of 18. The ten-year
residence rule is consistent
with many other countries
that have residence or
contribution requirements
associated with their
national pensions to ensure
that benefits are given in
proportion to years of
residence or affiliation
with their pension programs.
With this in mind, it is
felt that the current
ten-year residence
requirement represents a
balance between a reasonable
contribution to Canadian
society and the right to
receive a lifelong pension.
It is estimated that
reducing the ten-year
eligibility requirement to
three years would cost over
$700 million annually in
additional OAS and
Guaranteed Income Supplement
benefits. Given that the OAS
program is funded entirely
from general tax revenues,
this would be costly and
place an additional burden
on the Canadian taxpayer..
Yours sincerely,
The Hon. Diane Finley, P.C.,
M.P.
Minister of Human Resources
and Skills Development
Bill C-428
(THANKS TO RUBY DHALLA AND
BOB RAE)
Only if you disagree with
this Bill ..... pass this
message along.
This bill should not have
seen the light of day ...
and yet it will receive
second reading at the next
sitting of parliament.
Please read the bill and
make your own decision. If
you disagree with the bill
send this to everyone over
the age of 50 in your
address book .... or those
who may be turning 50 a few
years.
Hopefully, by letting your
member of parliament know
your feelings on the bill,
it will be defeated..
If you agree with the bill
you don't need to do
anything..
URGENT ATTENTION About Our
OAS pensions Bill C-428 An
Act to Amend the Old Age
Security Act (residency
requirements)
Bill C-428 will allow recent
immigrants to apply for OAS
in 3 years instead of the
existing 10.
This bill had first reading
in the house on June 18,
2009. It
was seconded by Bob Rae! MP
Ms. Ruby Dhalla who
introduced the bill
represents the riding of
Brampton whose population is
mainly East Indian.
Right now you have to have
lived in Canada for 10 years
in order to qualify for Old
Age Security. She wants the
time reduced to 3 years...
Thousands could come to
Canada when they are 62
years old, never having
worked or contributed to
this country's tax system,
etc. and qualify for full
Old Age Security benefits.
10 years minimum is
reasonable - 3 is not!
Look this up, Google C-428
and you will see this bill
has only one purpose, and
that is to 'featherbed' a
select group of people for
votes.
I certainly hope this bill
does not get passed. It is
about time we called our
elected MP's to ask them to
NOT support this bill.
Their response may be one
factor in helping us
determine who gets elected
in the next election.
What Can You Do?
1. Spread the message to
family, friends and e-mail
buds.
2. Write letters, send
e-mails to all your list
and call Members of
Parliament
It is time Canada looked
after it's vets and
long-term citizens before
tossing OUR hard-earned
money around on people who
have no right to this money,
never having paid taxes or
contributed to our economy.
If a family wishes to bring
elderly relatives here and
are willing to waive their
own right to collect these
funds in order that the
elderly relatives can
receive them ... fine.
Otherwise, do not expect the
Canadian taxpayers to do
it.
There are too many people
abusing the generosity of
the Canadian people.. We
need to stop this NOW. We,
our children and our grand
children currently owe the
global investment community
over $500 billion dollars
... the sum of our
accumulated National Debt
that is never public
---------- Now READ THIS..
Canada Pensions....
Only in Canada
*
It is interesting to know
that the federal Government
of Canada allows :
·
A monthly pension of :
$1,890.00 to a simple
refugee
·
plus
:
580.00 in social aid
==========
·
A
grand total of :
$2,470.00 monthly
X 12 months
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$28,920.00 annual income
·
By comparison, the Old Age
Pension of a senior citizen
who has contributed to the
development of Our Beautiful
Big Country during 40 or 50
years, CANNOT receive more
than :
·
Amount/month
$1,012.00 in Old Age
Pension and Guaranteed
Income Supplement
X 12 months
============
$12,144.00 annual
income
·
A difference of :
$16,776.00 per year
*
Perhaps our senior citizens
should ask for the Status of
Refugees instead of applying
for Old Age Pension.
* Let us send this message
to as many Canadians as
possible, and maybe the
allowance of refugee could
then be reduced to
$1,012.00, and that of our
Canadian pensioners raised
to $2,470.00 per month.
(who actually deserve it)
the money that they have
been paying in income taxes
for 40 or 50 years,
AN INCREDIBLE NONSENSE !!!
OUR CANADIAN SENIORS
CITIZENS, DESERVE BETTER
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