Status of Women committee  Thank you, Madam Chair, and thank you all for being here. I met with CARP a couple of times in my riding. I represent Brampton South. We know we need to do a lot with respect to seniors so they can live life with dignity. As you said, we know there's an issue of financial secu

Status of Women committee  You also mentioned access to technology. I can give you the example of a senior with diabetes who has to manage the diabetes app. In my riding, 20% of people have a language barrier, and they don't have any access to technology. If they do have access to technology, they don't kn

Status of Women committee  Social isolation, loneliness, anxiety, depression—these are the other things. You also made a point about increasing the GIS so that a spouse can have a better life. This is another challenge being faced by our seniors. When it comes to loneliness, Ms. Bernier, what kind of comm

Status of Women committee  What are the effects on seniors when their needs are not met? Where do they go, for example, if they lack transportation? Did you talk to the other levels of government, as well? I represent Brampton South, and we have some programs. We now have snow shovelling. City council wi

Status of Women committee  Thank you.

Status of Women committee  Is there any way that we can collect central data and send it to them? Is there any centre where you are collecting data?

Status of Women committee  Do you know of any other country that is doing a terrific job on this?

Status of Women committee  Thank you. My next question is for Mr. Roehle. Do you have a seniors' service for language barriers?

Status of Women committee  Thank you all for being here. It is great testimony. I used to live in Winnipeg, close to Pembina Highway. Congratulations on your 10th anniversary, and thank you for serving our seniors. I've heard that there's a stigma out there, and it takes seven to 10 years to determine

Status of Women committee  You talked about the national housing co-investment fund, and you said that you're taking applications. I represent Brampton, a mostly ethnic community where people are affected by the language barrier. How can you reach them? Do they know about the applications that are being ta

Status of Women committee  Okay. To Catherine or Jackie, regarding the new horizons for seniors program, how are you addressing the seniors isolation part?

Status of Women committee  I'd like to add something to what Pam said about the program in Toronto that's the municipality's responsibility. Can we not start a program where students can live with seniors and get benefits from that?

Status of Women committee  Thank you. I want to come back to Mr. MacArthur. In Peel, every day, seniors are getting ripped off by fraud. Can we not start a helpline for that?

Status of Women committee  Thank you, Chair. Thank you all for being here. My first question is for CMHC. Mr. MacArthur, you said that 27% of senior women living on their own need core housing. I know our government is doing a great job on the housing strategy. Is there anything specific you are doing

Status of Women committee  What about wheelchair accessibility?