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Justice committee As I said, we have been working on the awareness and prevention of social isolation. For that, we've been conducting Zoom meetings weekly. Throughout these Zoom meetings we have made a point to educate the seniors who joined us—around 20 to 25 per week—to be able to know the impa
May 13th, 2021Committee meeting
Tehmina Naveed
Justice committee Absolutely, because of course during this time they are staying home and they're dependent on the children. Some of the children themselves have been laid off, some of them have lost their jobs, so they are also going through some financial crises. At this time if the parents ask
May 13th, 2021Committee meeting
Tehmina Naveed
Justice committee Thank you. I would like to just share one of the experiences that we went through. As I said, cultural differences between the South Asian community, South Asian seniors, and the Canadian culture really exist. The seniors living with their children during the COVID situation do
May 13th, 2021Committee meeting
Tehmina Naveed
Justice committee Thank you very much for giving me this opportunity to share our observations with this justice committee for its elder abuse study. My name is Tehmina Naveed. I am the executive director of Pak Pioneers Community Organization of Canada, which serves the community on the whole an
May 13th, 2021Committee meeting
Tehmina Naveed