Bob Benzen at the Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities Committee

On February 14th, 2022. See this statement in context.

February 14th, 2022 / 1 p.m.

Conservative

Bob Benzen Conservative Calgary Heritage, AB

Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Minister Khera, for being here today.

I think this “age well at home” initiative has an opportunity to be a really good initiative, so I'd like to ask a couple of questions about it.

It says here that you made a decision to use volunteers. I'd like to understand why you decided to use volunteers.

Also, right now we're having labour shortages; we have increases in the number of seniors, and seniors are living longer. Are we going to have enough volunteers in the end to make this program successful?

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