Let me start off.
I'm supportive of any measures that change the Income Tax Act, quite frankly, in terms of giving credit to people who take time off to look after family members. There have been steps in that direction, and I'd certainly welcome anything further, because these things do take a great toll on families. That's one of the things that has impressed me. In fact, one of the witnesses you had here, I believe yesterday, Tanya Levesque, talked about how much time she has had to devote. What happens is that it becomes, quite frankly, a full-time job for the people who are the spouses of the individuals who are suffering from this. They need care all the time. I set out in my opening remarks the amount of time it takes health care workers when people end up in these facilities.
I'm hoping, and it's a sincere hope, that some day we will solve this, that we will get a cure for Alzheimer's, that we can do this, but it's not going to be done unless there is coordinated research into this. I'm hoping that a bill such as this would help that interchange, that exchange of information.
My colleague Mr. Oliphant spoke about the model they've instituted in his area of Toronto with respect to the treatment of people. This is exactly the kind of information we want to share. I believe that bringing together an advisory council as set out in this bill would be a step in that direction.
Thank you.