Statement made on 26 February 2009 by Senator Catherine Callbeck
Hon. Catherine S. Callbeck:
Honourable senators, my question is to the Leader of the Government in the Senate. Thousands of Canadians are not receiving their Canada Pension Plan retirement benefits because they do not know that they are entitled to them.
When the National Finance Committee studied this issue about a year ago, we were shocked to hear that frontline workers are not required to tell people that they are eligible for CPP when they are applying for their Old Age Pension. The committee made some recommendations, one of which was that the federal government find new ways to ensure Canadians are receiving their rightful benefits. What steps have been taken to make this happen?
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