Human Resources committee  When we start to understand the identity, we can bridge the gap between young people and old people. I believe that I have done my job by raising my children to understand their roles and responsibilities. We come back from the city to our communities, and sometimes we have to r

Human Resources committee  For me, on what we can do, I think we have to work together on designing the community strategy, because in some places it's housing, and yet in other communities, it's not. However, where do we study? How do we design the study so that the information we need today is what we'

Human Resources committee  Well, I'm the nice old lady sitting here and telling you what I'd like to see in a program that's designed for seniors that's going to help me stay in my home. We're pretty vocal about those kinds of things. After a while we get to be a senior citizen and we're able to get our ol

Human Resources committee  —that I should be able to share what end of life ceremonies are, end of life teachings, and have the responsibilities that all of us have to do and participate in.

Human Resources committee  Thank you.

Human Resources committee  At friendship centres we ensure that there's a drop-in or there's a place for them to come. I know from my work that family members would bring them to the friendship centre during the day so that they had a place to socialize, whether it was sitting by the desk and reminding peo

Human Resources committee  The challenge is that not all governments understand friendship centres. Not all governments, whether in the north or elsewhere across the country, give us the same credit that you and other members of the panel who have an understanding of the kinds of work and the people who we

Human Resources committee  We'd like to have the capacity to continue to design the programs, deliver the programs, and still do policy work and help with what the policy should look like and make sure we feel we're included in the design and delivery.

Human Resources committee  I would say a youth worker. It's the same. They're 24-7 just as seniors are 24-7. I wish I could say that nobody has a need on Saturday and Sunday.

Human Resources committee  A national indigenous strategy, yes.

Human Resources committee  For sure we have engaged and we're negotiating for continued funding for the friendship centres so that we have core dollars. We know that across the nation many people and many of the friendship centres have accessed programming, the new horizons for seniors program, and in som

Human Resources committee  I want to give my greetings and thanks to the Creator for this wonderful day today, and I want to acknowledge the peoples whose traditional lands I am privileged to be a guest in today. Mr. Chair, I recognize the valuable work that you and the committee have done, and I am grate