Human Resources committee  We have not focused on that problem, but we could do so later. I have to say that our clients are not necessarily the richest. They are more likely to be vulnerable.

Human Resources committee  Of course. The AQDR has not taken an official position on the matter; I am expressing my personal opinion. We have talked about it among ourselves a little at some meetings and I think it would be interesting. Some years ago in Quebec, a minister was responsible for seniors, and

Human Resources committee  Last year, there was an increase of 10% for seniors living alone. We are asking for an increase of 15% for the entire client group. Mr. Morneau will go about it as he sees fit, but it has to be fair for all seniors.

Human Resources committee  It is completely the opposite of what we are asking for. We are asking for all seniors to be able to access income at the equivalent of the poverty line. With old age security and the guaranteed income supplement, we are still far from that. According to the data we have, the gap

Human Resources committee  In a previous brief that we submitted to the Government of Quebec on this issue, we said that we were in favour of the life income fund, or LIF, being available to seniors starting at age 65. However, it is always possible for people to postpone it to 66 or 67, if they wish to do

Human Resources committee  There are 42 branches across Quebec, and each of them operates independently, but most of them provide conferences or presentations on topics such as wills, retirement planning, power of attorney in case of incapacity, and financial abuse. Our programming is already available. We

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much for the question. I am not in charge of those relationships. The national president, Judith Gagnon, is in charge of that aspect. We are in contact with other associations in our province that are defending essentially the same ideas, including the FADOQ netw

Human Resources committee  I didn't mention this in my presentation because I didn't have enough time. Thank you for giving me an opportunity to talk about it. At the very beginning, I said that we conducted an extensive consultation on four themes: preventing poverty, ensuring quality of life, fostering

Human Resources committee  Yes, I am in favour of that.

Human Resources committee  As I said, we recommend that this unfairness be remedied in the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. After such a situation, some pensioners end up with nearly nothing. They should be priority creditors and not unsecured creditors. So based on the potential revenue recovery classificat

Human Resources committee  Are you talking to me?

Human Resources committee  As I said at the very beginning, the government raised the GIS by 10% only for single seniors. In our demands, we ask that the increase be 15% for all seniors, with no discrimination based on marital status.

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much. A few days ago, we received an invitation to appear before the Standing Committee on Human Resources, Skills and Social Development and the Status of Persons with Disabilities on the theme of income security for vulnerable seniors. Thank you for inviting our