If I may start, Ms. Oko, I would say that I think this is huge in the community. We were told that $2,000 a month was the minimum amount that people needed to survive in Canada throughout the pandemic. Many of our older adults and people living with disabilities and older adults living with disabilities are expected to live on much less than that a month. They have to make concessions when it comes to the housing they choose and the services that are available to them. What food they are able to purchase is dependent on what's at the corner store, because they don't have transportation to get to a grocery store.
The challenges are just compounded as we get older, and our older adults who are also living in poverty are much more impacted, with many more barriers being put in front of them. The guaranteed basic income would make a massive difference. It would finally allow them to feel comfortable.