Status of Women committee  I'll answer that, and I'm going to switch languages.

Status of Women committee  Basically, women's life expectancy has gone up. That said, the life expectancy of men has risen more quickly. In other words, the life expectancy gender gap is shrinking. Men are living longer than before. That explains why senior men are more likely to be in a relationship and f

Status of Women committee  The increase in men's life expectancy may be due to a number of factors. A lot of research has been done on the subject, but essentially, numerous changes in men have been noted. The cohort of baby boomers now entering old age had different lifestyles than men in the generations

Status of Women committee  No, no, there are regional variations in that. If you live in a rural area, for example, it would be less than that. If you live in an urban area, it would be more than that. There are over 50 regions in Canada. We have one threshold for each of those regions.

Status of Women committee  That's correct.

Status of Women committee  You're correct. The information is coming out of tax returns, so, yes, it's based on people who file an income tax return.

Status of Women committee  That's a good question, which I think is more for policy-makers to answer.

Status of Women committee  What we do know is that there is a higher proportion of poverty among certain groups, so the poverty level is higher, for example, among senior women living alone. There are also higher levels of poverty among aboriginal people, as well as recent immigrants, for example. So we do

Status of Women committee  If you don't mind, I will take that question.

Status of Women committee  The definition of poverty in this slide is the MBM, the market basket measure. This is a basket of goods and services that you require to meet your basic needs and achieve a modest standard of living. If you are below a certain threshold, then you're considered to be under the po