Health committee  Sure. A lot of our members have seen an increase in the cost of living, whether that's in dispensing fees for prescription medications or in the delivery of groceries, for example. A lot of seniors over the age of 70 have been told to stay home and so have had to incur those cost

Health committee  It's difficult to say because on top of that—

Health committee  Yes.

Health committee  I took it out because it kept coming out. Can you hear me now?

Health committee  Regarding the costs, it's difficult to say because on top of those out-of-pocket expenses, seniors have also seen significant declines in their retirement savings. What we know about CARP members is that a majority of them are very concerned about outliving their savings, but w

Health committee  I'm sorry. It could be my Internet connection. Many provinces and territories have moved to a 30-day supply on prescription medications. Previous to this it was 90 days. The reason for it is supply chain issues and fears of a hoarding mentality at the beginning. When we have su

Health committee  No, I do not.

Health committee  The Canada Health Act is one tool you can use in order to raise standards in long-term care. As Ms. Armstrong also mentioned, the other tool is to stand up its own legislation, similar to the Canada Health Act but specific to long-term institutional care or long-term medical home

Health committee  Okay. I'll be quick. The first area is protections for vaccine-preventable illnesses in older adults. As initial information suggested that COVID-19 was a precursor to an advanced pneumonia-type response, this has created serious concern within the older adult community. As PHAC

Health committee  Okay. I have one more sentence. Especially as we prepare for a second wave of COVID-19, this will provide seniors with baseline protections. Thank you.

Health committee  I'd like to thank all of you for having me here. Ms. Hall, it's so nice to see you again. We spoke together in front of the HUMA committee. CARP is a national, not-for-profit, non-partisan organization with 320,000 members who come from every province and territory across Canad

Human Resources committee  Yes, of course.

Human Resources committee  Yes, I do. I'm familiar with that. Thank you to the federal government for that investment of $2 billion. I remember it well. It was in March.

Human Resources committee  The purpose of my statement was to really emphasize the need for greater federal and provincial cooperation. I am quite familiar with the fact that provincial and territorial governments are responsible for the delivery of health care. What I would urge is better cooperation. Wi

Human Resources committee  I think the availability of PPE varied in many provinces. Even testing varied. It kind of depends on the jurisdiction. I'm not making a blanket statement right across the country. I know some provinces had difficulty getting consistent testing across the province, and certainly a