Mr. Speaker, we have created a secretary of state for seniors in recognition of the important issues they face. We have established a national seniors council to advise the government on issues of importance. We have added $10 million per year to the new horizons for seniors program. In combatting serious issues that seniors face with elder abuse, we have invested $10 million.
We take these issues very seriously because we consider seniors to be a very important part of our society.