Feds defend move to lower eligibility age for seniors benefits amidst changing demographics

A government watchdog group is accusing the Liberals of 'cynical politicking' by opting to lower the eligibility age for the old-age security pension despite warnings that changing demographics will make the benefits more costly.

The office of Finance Minister Bill Morneau says the federal government can afford to keep the old age pension eligibility at age 65 over the long term.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

May 3, 2017

The Trudeau government made an “expensive mistake” by reversing Harper-era changes to the eligibility criteria for the old-age security (OAS) pension and its associated benefits, and future generations of Canadians will pay the price, warns a government watchdog group.

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