Poverty among seniors. I think our other panellists have spoken about the economic dimension of that poverty. Certainly, many seniors are living in precarious economic circumstances, but to return to my earlier theme, they're in a precarious social condition. Social isolation is both a cause and the result of poverty. When people are isolated without supports around them, they are more likely to fall into poverty. When they're in poverty, they're also more likely to be isolated because they don't have the ability to interact, to access those social supports and resources around them.
People can become much more vulnerable very quickly because of the social isolation they may experience.