Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, Ms. Gutman.
I've had the opportunity to hear you speak a few times. I'm from Kelowna; I represent Kelowna--Lake Country. I know that a gentleman by the name of Warren Neufeld brought you to the Okanagan many years ago. He was way before many people's understanding of the whole gerontology issue and before the study of aging came into play. I appreciate your hard work in the studies in this area.
There was one specific area you mentioned in dealing with our veterans when they're in the care homes: the training that staff receive. Most or many of the staff are care aides, and it's sometimes a six-month to a one-year program. A post-secondary institution such as SFU or UBC doesn't do that much short-term teaching; it's more the colleges and institutes.
I just wondered what studies you have been able to pass along to the colleges. Have you seen those programs being implemented into the training of the care aides so that they are able to pass that expertise on to the veterans when they're tending to them?