Thank you, Mr. Chair.
It's been an interesting but sad committee meeting today. What we're seeing is that the cracks in our social safety net have really come to light here, and that there's a lack of planning from government year after year and decade after decade.
I guess if we think about the answers we just got right now around the antiquated technical infrastructure—earlier we saw the lack of investment and foresight in social housing—now we're looking at really catastrophic outcomes for the senior population.
I want to speak specifically to the minister about what is not in the mandate letter, which is a plan for seniors, a national strategy for seniors. This is something that the NDP has wanted for a long time. Today has just shown how much we must invest in good planning so that we can protect the most vulnerable when a crisis happens nationally. Elder abuse was talked about today, as were food insecurity, mental health and loneliness of our seniors.
I want to ask the minister about a national plan. We've heard lots of piecemeal issues today, but what about a national strategy for seniors? Where is that, and can we expect to see it very soon?