Human Resources committee  The quick answer is through connection, that is, helping seniors stay connected to the rest of the world since, as we know, nearly everything is done over the Internet now. As to transit, people in the regions need a driver's licence and a car since there are no transit services

Human Resources committee  That is a million-dollar question. I would say that the situation in many places in the world should be studied. In Nordic countries, there is complete home support. The way they go about it, the budget they provide, and the various methods they use are determined in partnership

Human Resources committee  After five years of work, it has been shown that seniors are not protected, in any part of the world. We need a tool to protect them, such as a convention. A convention provides the basis for a policy to ensure that things are done properly. Those two aspects are interrelated.

Human Resources committee  It's 100% yes.

Human Resources committee  Of course. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to talk about it. We had to implement this program, which has been around for about 10 years. The groups now have a maximum of eight to ten people, and the instructor is a volunteer close in age to the learners. We train about 5

Human Resources committee  Our first objective was to break their isolation. Even at that time, the aging population was isolated. We had to create spaces where women and men could interact and engage in activities they enjoyed. That was the first thing we noticed. A few years ago, we created something we

Human Resources committee  When the FADOQ network was created, we focused on the sector of the population that was having problems, such as individuals who were isolated. Over time, we have seen this sector of the population shift from the age of 60, to 55, and now to 50. We hope it does not get to age 25

Human Resources committee  We do not like the word “retired” actually because it is not properly defined. Retired means that a person takes back their life and uses it differently, rather than not doing anything at all. These are people who are still active. We have 15,000 volunteers and 800 boards of dir

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chairman. I'll be making my presentation in French, although you do have copies of my presentation in English and French as well as the full briefing. Members of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development, and the Status of Persons

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes. As I said this morning, I did use my voter information card basically to vote. That was good enough. To answer the other question, yes, you can be vouched for basically in Quebec. What we're looking at here is—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  With regard to the students, you're right. With regard to seniors, if they live in long-term care or if they live in private residences, they can be vouched for. I'm not talking about the students; I'm talking about my members basically.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  It's in the process right now with the students—

Procedure and House Affairs committee  No, prior to this election, students didn't have any problems. I can't explain why this time around they did have problems.

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Between the three of us, we represent about 800,000 individuals. When we say our members have some issues with the current bill, I think we know what we are talking about. We meet with members of our various chapters. Our network has 840 chapters across the province. People are

Procedure and House Affairs committee  Yes, absolutely. If we look at Quebec, 22% of the population is aged 65 and over, while the Canadian average is around 14%. So these are two different perspectives when it comes to aging. Canada will eventually reach that percentage. For the time being, we are second in the worl