A “more prudent” approach to dealing with the “peril of rising federal debt” would include “reworking of benefits to senior citizens, to focus income subsidies on those who are truly poor, not on households with incomes multiples higher than the national average.”

— Globe & Mail Editorial Board, October 5, 2025

"...no responsible fiscal plan is possible without reining in the costs of Old Age Security payments. Right now, OAS payments are sent to seniors whose retirement years are amply secure. A couple with an $181,000 household income would together receive annual payments of nearly $18,000, without benefits being clawed back. Taxing poorer, younger Canadians to cut cheques for wealthy retirees is nonsensical at the best of times, and incomprehensible when debt costs are surging.

— Globe & Mail Editorial Board, November 9, 2025