Human Resources committee  Sorry, Benoît. I am on the line, but I'm not sure I heard the entire question. Chair, I believe it's a question regarding a recent report from HUMA around inclusion for seniors. I'm not sure that I have anything to add to the answers that the minister provided around the short-t

Human Resources committee  I don't think I would try to comment, Chair, on long-term care and home care policies. I know, as the minister said, that colleagues at Health Canada who have the lead role with provincial and territorial governments are thinking about the long-term implications of the pandemic,

Human Resources committee  Thank you for your questions. I'll begin and then I'll let Alain jump in on spending on the Canada disability savings program. As of December 2015—quite recent data—about 123,000 registered disability savings plans have been opened in Canada. As you know, the Canada disabilit

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. The homelessness partnering strategy is currently pre-budget funded at about $105 million per year. That money is distributed to communities across Canada. The agreements that the ESDC has are with community entities, as we call them, in each community. That

Human Resources committee  The situation of couples who are currently in receipt of the guaranteed income supplement won't change going forward. I guess the point I was making is that there's a relatively small number of couples who remain low income in Canada, and those would be couples living in very hig

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you for the question. Maybe I can give a sense of the rationale behind the choice to move forward on a supplement for single seniors. I think your key point is that the guaranteed income supplement is now available to both singles and couples, an