I call this meeting to order.
Welcome to meeting number 34 of the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities.
Today's meeting is taking place in a hybrid format, pursuant to the House order of January 25, 2021. The proceedings will be made available via the House of Commons website, and the webcast will always show the person speaking rather than the entire committee.
Pursuant to Standing Order 108(2) and the motion adopted by the committee on Tuesday, February 2, 2021, the committee will proceed to its study on the impact of COVID-19 on seniors.
I would like to welcome our witnesses, who will begin our discussion with five minutes of opening remarks. These will be followed by questions.
We have with us today, Laura Tamblyn Watts, president and chief executive officer of CanAge; and Miranda Ferrier, chief executive officer of the Canadian Support Workers Association.
For the benefit of our witnesses, I would like to offer a couple of additional comments.
Interpretation in this video conference is at the bottom of your screen. You have the choice of floor, English or French. When you're speaking, please speak slowly and clearly, and when you're not speaking, your mike should be on mute.
You may notice that with about one minute to go, I will hold up one finger to signal that. I will probably incessantly interrupt you, so please forgive me. I apologize in advance. It's my job to try to keep everything on schedule and ensure that the time is allocated fairly among members.
With that, we're going to start with Ms. Tamblyn Watts.
Welcome, You have the floor for five minutes.