Thank you very much.
I'd love to ask questions to all of you, but I'm going to focus on the representatives from the Unemployed Help Centre. Thank you very much for being here. Both Joe Comartin and Brian Masse have told us about the amazing work you do. So you should know that it hasn't gone unnoticed by those of us on this side of the House, in particular.
I want to focus on your comments about advocating for workers between 55 and 64. I understand that you, quite rightly, point out that there are socio-economic reasons, declining pension plans, and all of those reasons why people want to continue in the workplace.
I come from Hamilton where the manufacturing sector has been decimated in a very real way. Many of the jobs that those older workers were performing might allow them to do their job until they are 65, but the physical nature of those jobs may not make it possible for them to continue to do those jobs when they are 70. I know that many occupations in Windsor are of the same nature.
I wonder if you could comment. I know you advocate for people to the age of 64. Do you think that we as a committee need to make that age distinction very clear in our work? How do we treat people beyond 65? Would you suggest that they go through the same kind of retraining programs so that we continue retention? Or do we need to take into account that the physical demands of some jobs just mean that we ought to help some folks retire with dignity?