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Human Resources committee You are quite accurate in the sense that the statement mentioned that we planned this year to use the flexibility we used last year to make sure that.... One of the goals is to ensure—as was amended last year in the program—that we meet our target of increasing the number of jobs
December 10th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee I'm sorry about that. Yes. It's the same measure that has been restated in FES on funding this program to form 4,000 new personal support workers, and transfers.... It's the same. The total that is going to go to CICan is $23.2 million and the amount is mentioned in two places:
December 10th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee I will.
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee Thank you, Chair. I was saying that when the pandemic struck in March and we were working on the CERB, we had to change the design of the benefit and the scope of it very quickly, week by week,. I think we all at ESDC are in pandemic mode still and are thinking in the same way
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee Thank you for the question. I would love to develop an answer a bit more, but it's not a file that we in the department control directly. It's really between CMHC and the Department of Indigenous Services. I think it would be a very good question for them. I know they've been wo
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee I can. We often meet with our colleagues at CMHC about the national housing strategy. The minister is also connecting with them. We always talk with them, and whatever new measure they bring, we always try to have a seniors lens in their new investments. When the minister was h
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee Again, it's very hard for me to tell if it will be considered. If the pandemic keeps going the way it is, I think there are many things that we may consider again. At least we'll look at them for sure in the future, if the pandemic continues.
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee Our thinking is always influenced by the level and the direction of the pandemic. That has been the case since March. We explained that to the committee before, on the—
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee I have the expert with me. I will turn to Alexis to give you his best guess on when.
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee Alexis, do you want to answer that?
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee Is it for Canada summer jobs, New Horizons for seniors, or both?
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee Okay, I have Stephanie Hébert with us. Stephanie is managing the implementation of both of these programs. She will tell us.
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee Well, pharmacare is very good. As you know, the government wants to move forward on pharmacare. It's part of their commitment. I can't, however, speak to pharmacare. That is a Health Canada file, and you would have to direct that question to officials from Health Canada.
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee Thanks for that question. As the minister mentioned, the government has already moved forward on home care, which is somewhat different from the broader idea of living at home and being supported to do so. We read the Speech from the Throne, as you probably did, and I can tel
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux
Human Resources committee I couldn't tell you that. We're working—
November 26th, 2020Committee meeting
Benoît Robidoux