Thank you very much, everybody, for coming today.
It's a tough one, there's no question about it. The reason we're doing a national seniors strategy is exactly that. I don't think there's a question as to whether we are or are not going to do one. I think we are doing one; that's the whole point of this.
Lola, I just want to say that I come across the exact same thing in my riding with seniors who are struggling. They are not seniors who own homes, which to me is a problem. We tend to focus on people who have home ownership. There are many seniors who don't, who are paying a great amount of their money to rent. Tying this to a national housing strategy, I will say that if seniors were able to have an affordable home, they would be able to have a bit more money in their pockets.
One thing that concerns me is this. I'm a new MP and I see people coming in.... This is not something that has just popped up; people have been living like this for a long time. Seniors in their 70s.... We talked about CPP at 65 or 67. It really doesn't make a difference at this point, because they've already been living like this.
There are two things going on, then: how do we take care of our seniors now; and what's happening with the people who will become seniors in the next 10 years? Are they improving their situation?
I guess, Tammy, I want to direct my question to you. What does the picture look like for people who will become seniors in 10 years? Is it better? Are they more educated? Are they better prepared for retirement?