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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said that he will lower eligibility for Old Age Security to age 65 from 67, reversing his predecessor's policy.
The Liberal government's first budget, to be announced next week, will include the policy, he told Bloomberg TV.
He called former Prime Minster Stephen Harper's policy a "simplistic solution to a complex problem that won't work".
He said the budget will also include investment for "much-needed" infrastructure projects.
Moving the retirement age up to 67, which was not set to kick in until 2023, was a "mistake", Mr Trudeau said.
"How we care for our most vulnerable in society is really important," he said, and the challenge of encouraging people to stay healthy and stay in the workforce longer is a more complex issue.
In the US, the opposite is being discussed and some Republicans are calling for cuts to the programme or to privatize it.
Trudeau: Canada's retirement age to shift to 65 from 67 - BBC News
Canada does the same crap.
The Liberal government's first budget, to be announced next week, will include the policy, he told Bloomberg TV.
He called former Prime Minster Stephen Harper's policy a "simplistic solution to a complex problem that won't work".
He said the budget will also include investment for "much-needed" infrastructure projects.
Moving the retirement age up to 67, which was not set to kick in until 2023, was a "mistake", Mr Trudeau said.
"How we care for our most vulnerable in society is really important," he said, and the challenge of encouraging people to stay healthy and stay in the workforce longer is a more complex issue.
In the US, the opposite is being discussed and some Republicans are calling for cuts to the programme or to privatize it.
Trudeau: Canada's retirement age to shift to 65 from 67 - BBC News
Canada does the same crap.
