I have had the privilege of being able—even though we're in the pandemic and we're staying home—to tour the country virtually and get together with seniors, stakeholders and seniors support organizations to hear directly from them about what the big issues are right now, how they're coping and what's working.
I have to tell you that I have heard over and over again how powerful the new horizons for seniors program has been to supporting seniors. I'll just give you an example of one of the very inspiring stories I heard. There's an organization that is providing tablets and Internet to seniors, and they are hooking in students from a local university to help train and orient those seniors on those tablets. They all do a turn, so there's a whole network of youth, through the students at school and at university, helping support the seniors in getting connected. Some of those seniors were in tears talking to me about how much it's made a difference in their lives: being able to see their grandkids because they can't travel over to Italy, the birth of a child; being able to actually see and interact with family members, which is just so powerful.
I'm so proud of all the work that Canadians have done to step up, take advantage of these programs and do some very innovative programs to help seniors. It is, in some cases, life-changing for some of those seniors, and I'm very proud of the work that's being done across the country.