Thank you, Madam Chair.
Several organizations in Quebec—including our own—are campaigning for the building of public housing. We would like to have public housing that is better suited to seniors' needs. In other words, seniors would be provided with minimum care. That housing would have to be able to provide support to elderly people on a daily basis. We are campaigning for that type of housing.
I think that investment would quickly pay off because this initiative is a lot less expensive than keeping seniors in institutions. They would at least be at home in this type of housing.
I want to build on what Ms. Laurent said. She talked about mental health so eloquently. Living in communities and not being isolated does wonders for people's mental health. They are still part of society and don't feel like they've been cooped up somewhere.
I think that campaigning for public housing is a wonderful idea. Some people even make meals together in similar housing projects elsewhere. There are various ways seniors can socialize in such environments. This helps them maintain a very high quality of life and is not expensive for the health-care system.