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With respect to survivor benefits, the Senate did not pass the provision in the bill relating to the change in definition of surviving spouse to include common law spouses. With respect to survivor benefits, the Senate did not pass the provision in the bill relating to the change in definition of surviving spouse to include common law spouses.

With respect to survivor benefits, the Senate did not pass the provision in the bill relating to the change in definition of surviving spouse to include common law spouses.

The Scott commission recommended that survivors' annuities be extended to common law spouses ``where legally appropriate''. The Scott commission recommended that survivors' annuities be extended to common law spouses ``where legally appropriate''.

The Scott commission recommended that survivors' annuities be extended to common law spouses ``where legally appropriate''.

I want to point out that no one disagrees with extending the benefit to common law spouses. I want to point out that no one disagrees with extending the benefit to common law spouses.

I want to point out that no one disagrees with extending the benefit to common law spouses.

In accepting the recommendation made by the Scott commission, the government had to consider its impact on specific cases, including the formula to be used when there are two surviving spouses. In accepting the recommendation made by the Scott commission, the government had to consider its impact on specific cases, including the formula to be used when there are two surviving spouses.

In accepting the recommendation made by the Scott commission, the government had to consider its impact on specific cases, including the formula to be used when there are two surviving spouses.

In the public service sector, the solution chosen is to divide the pension between the two surviving spouses. In the public service sector, the solution chosen is to divide the pension between the two surviving spouses.

In the public service sector, the solution chosen is to divide the pension between the two surviving spouses.