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Seniors Federal Benfits Support Program
Proposal text
The Green Party of Canada supports comprehensive financial and medical support for low-income seniors including
- Guaranteed Income Supplement (GIS) and Old Age Security (OAS) benefits that meet or exceed the minimum threshold of Canada’s official poverty line;
- Full Canada Pension Plan benefits at age 65 for all eligible seniors; and
- Collaborating with the provinces to provide enhanced Drug and Medical coverage for 100% of pharmacy co-payment fees and up to 80% coverage for other related medical expenses incurred by low-income seniors.
Type of Proposal
Public policy that the party would represent
Objective / Benefit
The Green Party of Canada supports increasing the Income Benefits of all seniors-related social and health programs; and Supports allowing Seniors to receive their full CPP entitlement at age 65 and increasing CPP, OAS and GIS benefits to meet the poverty line threshold in Canada; and Supports that the Canadian Seniors Drug and Medical Plan will cover all costs for seniors, including the co-pay fees charged by the pharmacy, and cover other related medical costs up to 80%.
If your proposal replaces an existing policy or policies, which one does it replace?
N/A
List any supporting evidence for your proposal
https://nationalseniorsstrategy.ca/the-four-pillars/pillar-1/older-canadians-and-poverty/
https://www.conferenceboard.ca/hcp/elderly-poverty-aspx/
Does this proposal affect any particular group and what efforts have been made to consult with the group or groups?
N/A
Jurisdiction: Is this proposal under federal jurisdiction?
Yes
Please indicate the language the proposal is being submitted in.
English
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Conversation with Catherine Jones
The proposal text section does not seem to have a clear proposal statement. It does appear that the objective/benefit section may contain wording that could be used to craft the proposal statement. Here is a brief example that may help you with wording:
The Green Party of Canada supports increasing the Income Benefits of all seniors-related social and health programs; and
Supports allowing Seniors to receive their full CPP entitlement at age 65 and increasing CPP, OAS and GIS benefits to meet the poverty line threshold in Canada; and
Supports that the Canadian Seniors Drug and Medical Plan will cover all costs for seniors, including the co-pay fees charged by the pharmacy, and cover other related medical costs up to 80%.
If you agree with any amendments suggested by members or Proposal Shepherds, please edit the proposal to reflect those language changes.
I did switch it earlier at another person's request. what will it look like if I switch it back and forth every time I get a message to satisfy the individual? It makes me feel like everyone wants it their way. going back and forth makes the motion no good and makes me look bad and that I cannot make up my mind. I hope you understand where I am coming from. If you want me to withdraw this let me know.This should have been point out before by the previous Proposal sheppard
Avatar: James MihaychukJames Mihaychuk 02/09/2023 23:57
This proposal needs improvement. The action should stated in the Proposal Text, instead, it is buried in the Objective / Benefit section.
Is the propsal section clear enoughor does it need edit
Hi Emerald.
The language in the object/benefit section really seems to be the proposal statement. Have you considered flipping these sections?
Suggest moving the current proposal text section into the objective/benefit section and then put what is written in the propsal text section into the objective/benefit section.
I agree with the wording change for the Objective. Not sure about how to reword the proposal section to make it more attractive to others.
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