The immigration minister should take note that all of the approaches used so far for the family reunification program have fallen short of meeting the objective of fairness.
With the changing balance between working-age Canadians and seniors, it should be obvious that the current coverage and level of benefits cannot be sustained without overburdening the taxpayer.
Trudeau should appoint a cabinet minister responsible solely for seniors, as the Harper Conservatives did, and put in place a national seniors strategy.