Thank you, Madam Chair. I would like to speak in favour of this motion. The seniors in the Northwest Territories have worked hard for many, many years and it is only fitting that they receive an increase and that the increase should reflect the increase in the cost of living since the last increase in their supplementary pensions that the GNWT provides. Most elders I know have to live on a fixed income and they now have to pay for many things that they didn't have to pay for prior to this budget. I believe it is only fitting that we help them to be able to pay for these increased costs that we are making them pay for since this budget was introduced. As I said, most elders I know are living on a fixed income; they have no other income other than these pensions. As I said before, I speak in favour of this motion.
Roy Erasmus on Committee Motion 4-13(3): To Recommend To Review
In the Legislative Assembly on May 8th, 1996. See this statement in context.
Committee Motion 4-13(3): To Recommend To Review
Item 20: Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
May 7th, 1996
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Roy Erasmus Yellowknife North
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