Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome, witnesses. Thank you for coming to this committee.
I want to ask two questions, and I will ask them first because we will probably run out of time. And if we run out of time, then maybe I will ask the witnesses to answer to the clerk via email.
The first one is to Judy.
Can you tell us how people presently access the information and services at WSIB? I know if you look at the website, there's a mobile application for services. How popular are the new ways of accessing the information and getting services, in comparison to the traditional way where people used to come in the office to see someone who serves them, or phoned?
Mr. Mustard, in your study on mortality following unemployment in Canada, you concluded, “unemployed men and women [in this cohort] had an elevated risk of mortality for accidents and violence, as well as for chronic diseases”.
Could you further explain to the committee how you came to these conclusions? Also, do you believe this could impact the vulnerable group, such as seriously injured veterans?