StarBuzz Weekly, Toronto-ORLEANS – While visiting the Chohan family at their home in Orleans, Liberal Leader Michael Ignatieff committed to helping them with the cost of caregiving and taking time off work with the Liberal Family Care Plan in the “Liberal Family Pack.”
“All across Canada, families like the Chohans face the challenge of managing the financial pressures that comes with caring for a seriously ill or aging loved one,” said Mr. Ignatieff, who was joined by Ottawa-Orleans candidate David Bertschi while visiting the Chohan family.
“Mr. and Mrs. Chohan are both familiar with caregiving. Mrs. Chohan cared for her mother, and later she was cared for by Mr. Chohan when she underwent cancer treatment,” said Mr. Ignatieff. “I want to lead a government that stands with families like the Chohans so they don’t have to go through this alone.”
Wednesday night following the Leaders’ French-language debate, Muguette Paillé – one of the questioners at the debate – said the Liberal Family Care Plan spoke to her concerns as a caregiver: “Mr. Ignatieff was very realistic in his response. He spoke of my reality. When he spoke of my parents, I asked myself if he had done research on me. My parents are healthy - they are 84 and 86 years old. It’s true that I am concerned about them,”she said.
“Canadian families want to shoulder the responsibility of caring for their loved ones, but they also deserve a government that stands with them,” said Mr. Ignatieff. “Our Family Care Plan reflects the value of family caregivers – their value to our economy, our health, our families, and our communities.”
The future of health care is increasingly about care in the home. That's why the Liberal Party’s commitment to health care includes not only sustained federal funding, but also a heavy emphasis on improving drug coverage and home care services. These two health care reform priorities are essential for moving patients out of expensive acute care institutions and will improve the quality of care while reducing costs in the long term.
A Liberal government will stand with families with a $1-billion annual new Family Care Plan that will help reduce the economic pressure on hundreds of thousands of struggling Canadian families. The plan includes:
A new six-month Family Care Employment Insurance Benefit, similar to the EI parental leave benefit, to allow more Canadians to care for gravely ill family members at home without having to quit their jobs; and
A new Family Care Tax Benefit, modeled on the Child Tax Benefit, of up to $1,350 annually to help low- and middle-income family caregivers who provide essential care to a family member at home.
In comparison, the Conservatives’ failed budget proposed a meagre non-refundable tax credit for family caregivers worth only up to $300 – which means low-income caregivers would get nothing – and recommended that families use “vacation time” to care for sick and aging loved ones.
“The Conservatives said investing in family care is ‘reckless’ and irresponsible – but they don’t think twice about spending billions on jets, jails and corporate tax cuts,” said Mr. Ignatieff. “We can strengthen families – without raising their taxes – if we stop corporate giveaways, control wasteful spending like $30-billion fighter jets, and focus on what really matters: giving every Canadian the tools to succeed.”
The Family Care plan is one part of the Liberal Family Pack that brings a new level of economic stability to Canadian families by helping them with the cost of family care, post-secondary education, child care, saving for retirement and energy-efficient home improvements.
“All across Canada, families like the Chohans face the challenge of managing the financial pressures that comes with caring for a seriously ill or aging loved one,” said Mr. Ignatieff, who was joined by Ottawa-Orleans candidate David Bertschi while visiting the Chohan family.
“Mr. and Mrs. Chohan are both familiar with caregiving. Mrs. Chohan cared for her mother, and later she was cared for by Mr. Chohan when she underwent cancer treatment,” said Mr. Ignatieff. “I want to lead a government that stands with families like the Chohans so they don’t have to go through this alone.”
Wednesday night following the Leaders’ French-language debate, Muguette Paillé – one of the questioners at the debate – said the Liberal Family Care Plan spoke to her concerns as a caregiver: “Mr. Ignatieff was very realistic in his response. He spoke of my reality. When he spoke of my parents, I asked myself if he had done research on me. My parents are healthy - they are 84 and 86 years old. It’s true that I am concerned about them,”she said.
“Canadian families want to shoulder the responsibility of caring for their loved ones, but they also deserve a government that stands with them,” said Mr. Ignatieff. “Our Family Care Plan reflects the value of family caregivers – their value to our economy, our health, our families, and our communities.”
The future of health care is increasingly about care in the home. That's why the Liberal Party’s commitment to health care includes not only sustained federal funding, but also a heavy emphasis on improving drug coverage and home care services. These two health care reform priorities are essential for moving patients out of expensive acute care institutions and will improve the quality of care while reducing costs in the long term.
A Liberal government will stand with families with a $1-billion annual new Family Care Plan that will help reduce the economic pressure on hundreds of thousands of struggling Canadian families. The plan includes:
A new six-month Family Care Employment Insurance Benefit, similar to the EI parental leave benefit, to allow more Canadians to care for gravely ill family members at home without having to quit their jobs; and
A new Family Care Tax Benefit, modeled on the Child Tax Benefit, of up to $1,350 annually to help low- and middle-income family caregivers who provide essential care to a family member at home.
In comparison, the Conservatives’ failed budget proposed a meagre non-refundable tax credit for family caregivers worth only up to $300 – which means low-income caregivers would get nothing – and recommended that families use “vacation time” to care for sick and aging loved ones.
“The Conservatives said investing in family care is ‘reckless’ and irresponsible – but they don’t think twice about spending billions on jets, jails and corporate tax cuts,” said Mr. Ignatieff. “We can strengthen families – without raising their taxes – if we stop corporate giveaways, control wasteful spending like $30-billion fighter jets, and focus on what really matters: giving every Canadian the tools to succeed.”
The Family Care plan is one part of the Liberal Family Pack that brings a new level of economic stability to Canadian families by helping them with the cost of family care, post-secondary education, child care, saving for retirement and energy-efficient home improvements.
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