Human Resources committee  We absolutely need to have broadband service across the country, coast to coast to coast, for this to happen. It's amazing; once that happens, the floodgates will open in terms of the types of technological solutions we can implement and use to support not only our seniors but al

Human Resources committee  I don't have too much more to add to that. On Dr. Sinha's point, those original decisions were really made without knowing what was coming. Now that we're more educated and we understand the situation and what could happen, obviously new decisions should be made using the best

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. This program should be increased. It should be considered a basic right of every senior and Canadian from coast to coast to coast. Instead of making it a special project, so to speak, or a special fund, this needs to be a standard part of any budget moving forward.

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. These types of services that can be delivered through off-the-shelf technologies are really critical. The other important aspect, though, is working with the telecom community and the device manufacturers to ensure that these types of services can work on phones that

Human Resources committee  Merci for this very important question. You are absolutely right. Technology is a tool that must be used among many different tools, whether technologically based or not. Whether it's a smart home system, a sensor that someone is wearing to measure cardiac performance, or even

Human Resources committee  Access to something as simple as the Internet can make a huge leap in terms of how older people can be connected not just to information, but more importantly, to their friends, family and health care circles. Again, we've seen during COVID that more older people are getting onli

Human Resources committee  The easy answer obviously is lack of funding that's been provided to our key national funding programs. Those are mainly the tri-agencies, so CIHR, NSERC, and SSHRC for the social sciences. The other issue we're seeing is the increased number of researchers. The number of Ph.D.s

Human Resources committee  Yes, that's perfect.

Human Resources committee  Thank you. I really appreciate that question. I also feel your pain at the start of every semester in class at the university. It does come down to education and developing education programs that can be attainable by anyone, no matter where they live within the country. At Age-

Human Resources committee  That's a great question, Ms. Young. Thank you very much. I love to hear those kinds of stories, like the one about your father. I hear similar stories everywhere I go. It's wonderful to hear and see the uptake. You're right. It is a complete myth. The number one consumer group

Human Resources committee  Thank you very much for that question. I fully concur with Dr. Sinha's remarks around people wanting to remain in their own homes. Even in our own survey related to that, we found that during the pandemic, only 40% of those who responded to our surveys said they felt comfortable

Human Resources committee  Thank you, MP Casey and members of the committee. My name is Alex Mihailidis, and I am the scientific director and CEO of the Age-Well networks of centres of excellence. I am also a professor at the University of Toronto, having specialized in the area of technology to support o