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Originally Posted by darklord700
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I support disbanding OAS and replace it with an income and asset tested system. In particular, there must be a reform to curb new senior immigrants benefits. I know for fact that many well to do families sponsor their parents here and after ten years, the parents can collect OAS and GIS to the tune of $1000 per person a month. Aren't we just nice as a country to give free money to people?
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Thankfully, s. 15 of the Charter makes this kind of legislation unconstitutional. It is not possible to have two classes (based on birthplace) of Canadian citizen. So, we have a choice: either permit family class immigration for seniors or don't. If we choose not to, this would likely make all other types of immigration far less attractive (including the economic class of immigration, the one where we let China and India etc. train a bunch of lawyers, doctors, engineers and business people, at zero cost to Canada, and then invite them to come here and contribue to our society rather than the one they grew up in) to potential immigrants.