Thank you for that.
I appreciate your comments, particularly about caregiving and caregiving for your grandmother, because I think it speaks to that personal connection and understanding.
To your question about the racialized communities of women who are providing caregiving, you would have heard from the other witnesses as well that this is not only for caregiving when it comes to seniors or people living with dementia. It's across the board when it comes to caregiving. You see it for child care as well. There are very many reasons for why that is the way it is. Socio-economic status is certainly one of the contributing factors, and there are social factors that really contribute to it.
I think the underlying piece I would like to emphasize is that if we valued caregiving economically, and if we compensated for it appropriately, it should not and would not matter if it is racialized women. It would be that, even despite being racialized, you're being compensated appropriately for the skills you are bringing forward.
When it comes to dementia, people of colour, indigenous people and people from Black communities are at higher risk of developing dementia as well. I think the root cause I'd like us to go back to is that, again, caregiving adds value to the economy and that if we view it as such through that lens and drive policy that reflects this, the racialized nature of caregiving can be addressed as well.