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Vote #3116 Feb 2022

Bill C-12 would change the rules about the money given to low-income seniors.

Passed335 Yeas
0 Nays

What This Vote Is Really About

This vote is about a proposed law called Bill C-12. It would change the rules for the Guaranteed Income Supplement, or GIS. The GIS is extra money the government gives to low-income seniors. Right now, if a senior stops working and then gets money later from things like Employment Insurance, that money can lower their GIS payments. Bill C-12 would make sure that seniors who get these kinds of payments don't lose their GIS. This change could help many low-income seniors have more money. It means they won't be penalized for getting certain types of income after they retire. If you know a senior who relies on the GIS, this vote is important because it could affect their financial well-being.

Related Bill

C-12

More Money for Poor Seniors

This proposed law changes the rules for the Guaranteed Income Supplement. It gives more money to single seniors. It has now been approved.

Introduced Feb 8, 2022·Last discussed Mar 3, 2022
Independent
Hon. Kamal Khera
New Law
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Yea (213)
Did not vote (127)
Did Not Vote (127)
Liberal: 74Conservative: 51Bloc Québécois: 2
Sima Acan (Liberal)
Fares Al Soud (Liberal)
Rebecca Alty (Liberal)
Anita Anand (Liberal)
Scott Anderson (Conservative)
Carol Anstey (Conservative)
Chak Au (Conservative)
Roman Baber (Conservative)
Burton Bailey (Conservative)
Karim Bardeesy (Liberal)
Buckley Belanger (Liberal)
Jim Bélanger (Conservative)
David Bexte (Conservative)
Patrick Bonin (Bloc Québécois)
Steven Bonk (Conservative)
Kathy Borrelli (Conservative)
Mark Carney (Liberal)
Ben Carr (Liberal)
Wade Chang (Liberal)
Rebecca Chartrand (Liberal)
Madeleine Chenette (Liberal)
Maggie Chi (Liberal)
Leslie Church (Liberal)
Braedon Clark (Liberal)
Sandra Cobena (Conservative)
Connie Cody (Conservative)
Paul Connors (Liberal)
Marianne Dandurand (Liberal)
John-Paul Danko (Liberal)
Fred Davies (Conservative)
Mike Dawson (Conservative)
Kelly DeRidder (Conservative)
Alexis Deschênes (Bloc Québécois)
Guillaume Deschênes-Thériault (Liberal)
Caroline Desrochers (Liberal)
Kerry Diotte (Conservative)
Philip Earle (Liberal)
Doug Eyolfson (Liberal)
Jessica Fancy (Liberal)
Bruce Fanjoy (Liberal)
Stephen Fuhr (Liberal)
Anna Gainey (Liberal)
Vince Gasparro (Liberal)
Dalwinder Gill (Conservative)
Amarjeet Gill (Conservative)
Harb Gill (Conservative)
Sukhman Gill (Conservative)
Amanpreet Gill (Conservative)
Wade Grant (Liberal)
Will Greaves (Liberal)
Jason Groleau (Conservative)
Claude Guay (Liberal)
Michael Guglielmin (Conservative)
Mandy Gull-Masty (Liberal)
Aaron Gunn (Conservative)
Gabriel Hardy (Conservative)
Emma Harrison (Liberal)
Alana Hirtle (Liberal)
Vincent Ho (Conservative)
Tim Hodgson (Liberal)
Corey Hogan (Liberal)
Kurt Holman (Conservative)
Grant Jackson (Conservative)
Tamara Jansen (Conservative)
Jamil Jivani (Conservative)
Natilien Joseph (Liberal)
Arpan Khanna (Conservative)
Jeff Kibble (Conservative)
Rhonda Kirkland (Conservative)
Ernie Klassen (Liberal)
Helena Konanz (Conservative)
Tamara Kronis (Conservative)
Ned Kuruc (Conservative)
Linda Lapointe (Liberal)
Ginette Lavack (Liberal)
Steeve Lavoie (Liberal)
Andrew Lawton (Conservative)
Eric Lefebvre (Conservative)
Carlos Leitão (Liberal)
Branden Leslie (Conservative)
Chris Lewis (Conservative)
Michael Ma (Liberal)
Kent MacDonald (Liberal)
Jagsharan Singh Mahal (Conservative)
Shuvaloy Majumdar (Conservative)
Chris Malette (Liberal)
Gaétan Malette (Conservative)
Jacob Mantle (Conservative)
Jennifer McKelvie (Liberal)
David McKenzie (Conservative)
Jill McKnight (Liberal)
Stephanie McLean (Liberal)
Marie-Gabrielle Ménard (Liberal)
Costas Menegakis (Conservative)
Marjorie Michel (Liberal)
Shannon Miedema (Liberal)
Giovanna Mingarelli (Liberal)
Billy Morin (Conservative)
David Myles (Liberal)
Juanita Nathan (Liberal)
Chi Nguyen (Liberal)
Bienvenu-Olivier Ntumba (Liberal)
Dominique O'Rourke (Liberal)
Eleanor Olszewski (Liberal)
Tom Osborne (Liberal)
Nathalie Provost (Liberal)
Jacques Ramsay (Liberal)
Aslam Rana (Liberal)
Colin Reynolds (Conservative)
Gregor Robertson (Liberal)
Pauline Rochefort (Liberal)
Ellis Ross (Conservative)
Jonathan Rowe (Conservative)
Zoe Royer (Liberal)
Gurbux Saini (Liberal)
Abdelhaq Sari (Liberal)
Jake Sawatzky (Liberal)
Amandeep Sodhi (Liberal)
Evan Solomon (Liberal)
Charles Sousa (Liberal)
Eric St-Pierre (Liberal)
William Stevenson (Conservative)
Matt Strauss (Conservative)
Kristina Tesser Derksen (Liberal)
Louis Villeneuve (Liberal)
Tim Watchorn (Liberal)
John Zerucelli (Liberal)