Human Resources committee  Just to add to what's been said about the lack of gerontology or geriatric education, I think you will see that this exists in other professions as well, even though they might end up serving primarily an older audience. Even pharmacy programs and rehab programs, many programs ou

Human Resources committee  Well, the federal government is overseeing the age-friendly communities initiative across the country, although, of course, there's a large provincial jurisdiction over many of the services, which includes transportation. I'm not exactly sure what the role of the federal governme

Human Resources committee  I would say that the situation is quite similar in Manitoba to what has been described in Ontario. This issue of part-time work, not being paid well, is clearly not going to entice individuals to come to these positions, particularly not after everything we've seen during the p

Human Resources committee  Thank you for the invitation to speak today. I am the director of the Centre on Aging at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg. Our centre has existed since 1982 and is the focal point for research and knowledge mobilization on aging in Manitoba. The first issue I would like t