Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Whether or not all of our seniors' programs should be universal or whether or not they should be income tested is part of the process that we're going through as we review our income security programs. I intend to discuss that sort of approach with the Standing Committee on Social Programs and Members of this Legislative Assembly as we come up with program design. The important thing to keep in mind will, of course, be the cost. We're going to have to take a look at what we can do for program change with an existing cost and what we might be able to do if we're able to spend a little more money or take some money out of one program to put into another. But this is going to take a lot of work to try to figure out where we can find extra money to put into the program like the Member's asking me to do right now. So I've committed that I will work with the committee to examine just exactly how we should handle this sort of program. I can't promise that it's going to be resolved before this winter heating season, but it is something that we expect to have resolved before the next winter heating season. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Charles Dent on Question 155-15(5): Elders' Fuel Subsidy Programs
In the Legislative Assembly on October 20th, 2006. See this statement in context.
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