Mr. Speaker, I thank my honourable colleague for his question.
Unfortunately, caregivers and family members are often to blame for exploiting the elderly, whether consciously or otherwise.
How can this be avoided? There are no magic solutions. It may be helpful to set up a telephone helpline for seniors who are victims of abuse, and to provide adequate funding to raise awareness among both seniors and their abusers. That may be one solution. It might also be helpful to have counsellors who specialize in preventing elder abuse. The Government of Manitoba put in place an initiative along those lines, and that may be another solution. There are many potential solutions to this unique problem.