But you told the committee that your recommendations are often not taken into account. Research is done, there's a problem, a report or research paper is produced, it's put on a shelf. That's kind of how the institution operates, as I have known for some time.
Doesn't it get a bit frustrating, when you spend time writing a research report, to see that the recommendations are not taken into consideration? That is my first question.
As well, you are consultants for the Department of Veterans Affairs on certain issues. I imagine you get the department's consent for the subjects you address in your research. As a result, the department should be somewhat open to studying your recommendations. It seems not, though. So I wonder about this.
I have one last question. In fact, I think of the services in question here as being similar to the services provided for seniors in general among the public. Apart from the question of the organization of services for seniors, how is your gerontology research different? How can it be used for the benefit of other seniors in the general public? How is the Gerontological Advisory Council different from equivalent bodies elsewhere in Quebec or Canada or in other areas of gerontology research? How is your research different and what is unique about it?