Province cutting supports to seniors and caregivers to free up cash to pay out coal lawsuits.
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He said the seniors’ benefit was flagged because it was one of the most generous in the country.
“We're looking for places [where] we're outliers. That one specifically, we will still have the highest threshold in the country. I think we'll be tied with New Brunswick and the three territories," he said.
“We're just looking everywhere we can to not be outliers, but not make Alberta less generous than anyone.”
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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calga...erta-9.7109257
So it's OK to be outliers on low corporate taxes and no PST, but when it comes to supporting the vulnerable, we gotta make sure we are mid. Cool.