Working Canadians Rebate: Retirees speak out about being excluded [Video]

Carol Sheaves of Moncton, N.B., who has worked for five decades in Canada, says it’s not fair that retirees like her won’t get the government’s newly proposed rebate cheques.

Although she considers the $250 payments “a freaking joke” that won’t help much with skyrocketing costs, she feels seniors who have worked for so many years deserve it too.

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“I’ve paid dues, taxes, whatever, since I was about 17 years old. That’s a long time to pay taxes, to help out the economy in this country,” Sheaves, 67, said in a video interview with CTVNews.ca on Monday. She worked administrative jobs and owned a couple small businesses with her 70-year-old husband Frank before they both retired. “We worked all our lives, and I think we’re entitled to that and more.”

Sheaves says she and Frank have …