![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Michael Zakrzewski and Stefania Zakrzewski were initially told by the Polish government that they never sent the letter the Canadian government used to declare him dead. ![]() In fact, Konior was neither the first nor the last senior to contact CBC News after Zakrzewski's story was published, despite Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) saying the scenario was so rare it could not provide statistics.ĭeclared dead, Ontario man is indeed alive and fighting for his pensionĪll were able to get their benefits reinstated, but they're still unsatisfied with the government's explanation of how it happened in the first place. "Everybody's dealing with it quietly, not realizing it's a wider problem." "It's already two people affected, and maybe there is more," Konior said. Miroslaw Konior was ready to put weeks of frustrating calls with Service Canada behind him when he read about Michael Zakrzewski - a fellow Polish-Canadian who'd also found himself dead on paper, but still very much alive in the real world. More seniors have come forward with stories about losing pension benefits because the Canadian government erroneously declared them dead, leading to questions about how widespread the problem might be. ![]()
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