Thank you so much.
I'm a guest here today. I'm filling in for one of my MP colleagues, Mona Fortier. I'm very happy to be here. I'm very pleased to hear from all of the witnesses today.
I have to take the opportunity, quickly, for 15 seconds, to talk about how important seniors are to this government. I look at some of the initiatives that this government has implemented. Our friend talked about needing support for caregivers. The increase of time, so that there is extended EI for people who are caring for families, is something we have done. Additional funding for home care is something we have done. For sure, with respect to affordable housing, there is going to be a priority put on seniors, including our veterans. That's really important. And there's increasing the GIS.
I'm not going to take my time talking about the government's initiatives, because people can have a look at them, but this is certainly something that is important to this government. It's heartening to hear about the culture around the wraparound kinds of services from all of stakeholders that needs to take place in order to look after our seniors into the future.
I want to focus on a couple of areas. This is about looking into the future. There certainly is a lot of work to be done. I love what we heard from Langley Lodge. It seems to me that this is an outreach program: volunteers who are seniors who are going to help other seniors.
I'd be interested in hearing from around the table, if you will, on the kinds of community-type innovations and initiatives that are already started that are helping our seniors. I think that's something we should be looking at, the innovations or some of the community collaborations that are already taking place.
I'll start with Langley, and I'd love to hear from Grande Prairie as well. You're on the ground, so maybe you are seeing some things that the community is already taking into their own hands.
I'll start it there, with Langley.