Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Thank you, Minister, for being here today.
I want to continue with the line of questioning and the thought that we just finished on. I think we've all heard in our constituencies the stories of seniors choosing between medication or food, and how heartbreaking it is. You've already mentioned the GIS top-up. I see this as a vision towards the future, so that we don't get into a situation of future generations of seniors also needing a GIS top-up or getting into a situation in which they're struggling, because we're looking to the future and seeing where there are gaps and holes.
When I look at my own generation and my friends entering the workforce now and at what retirement means, I see you were right in your opening comments, in that we're not thinking about retirement. We're not thinking about that long-term planning. If you don't have an employer who is doing that for you with a pension plan, it's not top of mind. You and I both come from Ontario, where this was certainly a significant issue for the provincial election. Also, there's the issue of housing in certain regions. I look at future generations not having the same housing opportunities that maybe my parents had, for example.
Can you speak a bit in terms of how this works in Ontario, given that the provincial government attempted to work on a partnership with the former government? They decided to go it alone anyway because it was so critical in Ontario. With this new negotiation and collaboration with the provinces, what does this mean in Ontario in terms of their vision and what they want to do now by having a more national approach?