At first, I thought it was a publicity move by the Liberal Party, but it turned out well.
I am very attuned to all the concerns of the Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association and the Canadian Association of Retired Persons. In each of your third recommendations, you both address the issue of informal caregivers.
In another life, I participated in training for a network of caregivers. It involved the most famous case in Quebec, that of the late Gilles Carle and Chloé Sainte-Marie. There is also the case of Claude Léveillée right now. These people are known. They were already somewhat prominent figures. In their case, it is possible to raise a lot of money.
According to your recommendations, it is necessary to put more focus on hiring attendants. The Canadian Hospice Palliative Care Association, for example, suggested employment insurance benefits. However, the person cannot have a job. I think you talked about that. That leads me to wonder whether most people who become informal caregivers had a job previously or whether the person being cared for had a job but lost it.
Furthermore, there is the whole issue of hiring attendants. We know full well that the people being looked after require a lot of care. They sometimes need to be moved, from one place to another. There is also the consideration of the necessary accommodations. It was suggested that refundable tax credits be created to cover all the modifications made to cars, beds, homes, bathrooms and so forth.
I am not sure whether you have recommendations for the government in that regard. It has to do with taxes. I would very much like to consider anything that is possible at the tax level, while ensuring jurisdictions are respected. As we know, the federal government imposes a lot. Health and social services are the responsibility of Quebec and the other provinces. We just need to keep that in mind.
Ms. Eng, what are your thoughts on that?