Good afternoon.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Thursday, May 4, 2017, the committee is resuming its study of advancing inclusion and quality of life for Canadian seniors. Today is the second of three panels that will be held on the subject of housing and aging in place.
Welcome to all of our esteemed panellists. Welcome back, all of our committee members.
I have a couple of notes. We're going to get started right away with opening remarks of seven minutes. When you see me signal, it means you have one minute left. Don't panic. A minute is a long time. I usually try not to startle you when I do this, but I have had the occasion where I've caught people off guard, but don't panic. You have lots of time.
Also, this is a reminder that committee meetings are fully bilingual. Witnesses may be asked questions in either English or French.
To begin, we're going to introduce the panellists.
Appearing as individuals, we have Melissa De Boer and Andrea Dresselhuis. They are students of the school of nursing, Trinity Western University. Thank you for coming.
From the Canadian Home Care Association, we have Leighton McDonald, president of Closing the Gap Healthcare. Thank you, sir, for coming.
From Centre action générations des aînés de la Vallée-de-la-Lièvre, we have Michèle Osborne, executive director; and Julie Mercier, coordinator of activities.
From Elim Village, we have Ron Pike, executive director.
From FORREC, we have Steve Rhys, executive vice-president.
We're going to get started right away with Melissa De Boer and Andrea Dresselhuis.
The next seven minutes are yours.