Senators must pass C-228 now to avoid delaying Canadian pensioner protections

Organizations representing seniors and retirees across Canada are calling on all Senators to support the swift passage of this legislation.

Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu's private member's bill, the Pension Protection Act, received unanimous support at third reading in the House of Commons. C-228 is now before the Senate.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL POWELL, LAURA TAMBLYN WATTS, TRISH MACAULIFFE

February 22, 2023

On Nov. 23, 2022, Parliament voted unanimously to support Bill C-228. This legislation, which is now proceeding through the Senate, will protect millions of Canadian seniors and their families who rely on defined benefit pensions for their financial security in retirement. T...

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