After a lifetime of hard work, our seniors deserve a secure and dignified retirement. That’s why the government is committed to increasing Old Age Security (OAS) benefits for seniors age 75 and older and helping provinces strengthen long term care.  To achieve these aims, Budget 2021 proposes to:  Meet the immediate needs of seniors by…

No relationship is more important to the federal government than our relationship with Indigenous peoples. The federal government continues to work with Indigenous peoples to build a nation-to-nation, Inuit-Crown, government-to-government relationship—one based on respect, partnership, and recognition of rights.  Through Budget 2021, the federal government is proposing a historic, new investment of over $18 billion…

The past year has been difficult, 40 percent of Canadians reported that their mental health deteriorated last year, and for those with pre-existing mental health conditions that number rose to 61 percent. Specifically, young people have seen the greatest decline in mental health compared to pre-pandemic levels.   Seven out of ten health care workers reported a worsening of their mental health…

The sciences and bio-manufacturing sector is a priority that goes beyond responding to COVID-19. This is a growing sector that supports thousands of good, middle class jobs. Our government will continue to invest in our bio-manufacturing sector, which has declined for decades and left Canada without the capacity needed to manufacture COVID-19 vaccines at home. In the last…