I think one thing we heard an awful lot about already from that other panellists is the issue of poverty. The economic situation of older women, particularly older women with disabilities, is something you need to address at a national, provincial, territorial and local level. As a society we need to address income inequality, writ large. I think that's probably one of the first things I would say.
I think we need to understand that we need to begin to address the caregiving issue in this country. It's a critical issue, both on the giving and receiving end. It's critical to understand that the level of stress on families of caregiving is one thing that's not being addressed.
In terms of the overall question, though, I think it would probably require another hour for me to get into all of the different issues we have around social inequality of women and girls with disabilities. But fundamentally the social determinants of health are something that all Canadians are entitled to, and sadly, many Canadians, including women with disabilities, do not have that.
I will remind this panel that as of November 2018, the new statistic for women with disabilities in Canada is 24%. So 24% of women in Canada live with a disability. The idea that we do not and have not inserted disability into every single social and economic policy speaks to the fact that we have yet to really achieve equality for all Canadians.