Thank you, Mr. Chairman.
Firstly, I would like to thank you for being here this morning and for providing us with your testimony. What is good this morning, is that we have both a micro and macro perspective: an individual focusing on personal experience, a business perspective and, of course, the federation of labour. In fact, you've all really complemented each other. The work you've done within your small business, Ms. Gunia, is admirable and I appreciate your contribution.
My question is initially directed to you, Ms. Gunia. Your analysis this morning has provided us with a fairly new and fresh perspective and that is that over reliance on an aging labour force is not a good investment for the future. I understand that it may be a short-term investment in the sense that we would be calling on people who need some additional source of income because their pension is not enough.
In fact, you referred to older workers, especially in the area of manual labour, who are often afflicted with all sorts of health issues.
Have you looked at the whole issue of work adjustment for the 60 to 75-year-old workers? That's the age bracket you referred to. When you get older, of course you don't have the same physical strength and yet, the job remains physically demanding. In a business, for example, even if it's only a matter of moving a door, the physical effort required of an older worker is not the same. Have you thought about this issue?