I would like to add that the aging population is a problem with a bright side. All governments, whether federal, provincial or territorial, have trouble realizing that in 20 years, we will be faced with a major problem in terms of replacing the labour force, because many seniors will no longer be on the labour market. The government seems to have trouble accepting the idea that it needs to prepare for this major influx of seniors into the population well ahead of time. I think that this population segment of seniors will reach 20% in a very short time. Once that happens, what services will be available?
I know that governments are elected for four or five years on average, and that often programs or projects are planned over this same time period. Governments seem to forget that problems can take on massive proportions in 15 or 20 years. As concerns this idea of planning programs ahead of time or helping governments deal with these situations, I have not yet heard an answer from elected officials, whether at the provincial or the federal level. This is a major issue, especially for the federal government. It must consider setting up something tangible that will help us in 10, 15 or 20 years because the problem will be very real at that time. We have not yet felt its full impact.
I am now ready to answer your questions.