Status of Women committee  As you said and as I mentioned, thanks to the increase in the Guaranteed Income Supplement benefit, in other words, the top-up, seniors have been able to reach the low-income cutoff. That is nothing to scoff at. In fact, that is wonderful. Consequently, we are not asking for an i

Status of Women committee  I see the economic and health considerations as crucial, so that is why I talked about them. Women who are in good health and who have very good incomes are much less likely to suffer from abuse. In my view, you absolutely have to understand that before you can discuss abuse. As

Status of Women committee  There is no doubt that receiving a monthly benefit is a much more tangible form of assistance; receiving a tax credit a year down the road doesn't help all that much, especially for people who don't pay any taxes anyway. In some cases, working women take care of an elderly pers

Status of Women committee  Thank you for bringing that up, especially since it was the last item in my presentation and I ran out of time before I could get to it. I don't know what the scales are in each province, but in Quebec, when someone receives the maximum Guaranteed Income Supplement benefit and i

Status of Women committee  Actually, it all depends on the context. Let's look at elderly women, for instance. It depends on whether they live alone in their home or in a retirement home surrounded by many people. When people live alone in their home and have few family members close by, they are very lik

Status of Women committee  It's a good thing in principle. However, most women we help have such a low income that they don't pay any taxes anyway. So, a tax credit changes nothing for them. Therefore, it's not a good measure.

Status of Women committee  Yes, but if your mother was chronically ill and you were taking care of her full time, you would not be in the labour market. You would be entitled to a last-resort type of assistance, such as social assistance. Therefore, you would not be paying taxes anyway. Do you understand

Status of Women committee  What I'm saying is that, in the real world, family caregivers have such a low income and pay so little in taxes that, for them, a tax credit is not a useful tool. When a person's income is $30,000 a year, the small tax credit that's calculated based on the taxation of that modest

Status of Women committee  Yes, there are a few of them.

Status of Women committee  Actually, the Government of Quebec recently mounted a campaign that is in line with the elder abuse prevention plan. A telephone line was set up for referral purposes. Any senior in Quebec can call a single number if they feel they have been the victim of abuse. Their call is im

Status of Women committee  Okay. I will wrap up my presentation with the part on sexual assault. Sexual assaults against women of all ages undermine the physical and psychological integrity of the victims. The Government of Quebec and the Government of Canada have taken several measures in an attempt to i

Status of Women committee  Thank you. I will begin with an overview of the organization I represent. Then, I will discuss the topic at hand. The FADOQ network is composed of affiliated organizations. It aims to bring together people 50 years of age and over and represent them in various forums to ensure

Status of Women committee  Sure.

Status of Women committee  Do you have my text in English?

Status of Women committee  Okay. I thought that if everyone had my text, I could go faster, but I'll slow down.