Human Resources committee  Thank you for that question. The National Seniors Council is indirectly involved, I can say. My understanding is that the Public Health Agency of Canada is currently working on how to best align with the Decade of Healthy Ageing. The Public Health Agency of Canada is part of t

Human Resources committee  I think it aligns very well with some of the priorities that even the council is working on. When we look at the components of the Decade of Healthy Ageing, it talks about healthy communities, about ageism, and many of these are issues that are currently discussed. I think it w

Human Resources committee  Yes. Maybe not precisely, but we certainly are aware that they are a group of seniors who are more at risk of social isolation, especially with COVID. Seniors who identify as LGBTQ often say that they go back in the closet when they reach a certain age. They feel that it's not a

Human Resources committee  Yes, certainly. I often see in my personal work on home support that all aspects of housing are very important.

Human Resources committee  These are often issues involving the law and crime. The authorities often tell us that the law doesn't protect them when they want to move forward with certain complaints received. I think that there could be a legislative review in this area.

Human Resources committee  Yes, certainly. You're making an important point. The issue of abuse is addressed in various federal programs. I think that it's a matter of identifying them and combining them in order to make a range of support measures available.

Human Resources committee  I can certainly share reactions from the members. Of course, we were quite concerned. It certainly fed into the report we were preparing at that time on COVID and older adults. I can't say that we were fully surprised. I think many of us who have been in the sector of aging and l

Human Resources committee  We always come back to the long-term care standards, to not only developing them but also making sure that they're able to be implemented. Make the conditions correct that they are able to be implemented. We know that it's an FPT matter and it's at different levels, but we defini

Human Resources committee  I think that would be a great idea. In my own work on aging in place, we've started to explore that. We have retired employees from Canada Post in our community, and they were telling us that we really should look into this because they know it would work. Even newspaper carriers

Human Resources committee  I can share one personally, not from my own family but from research we did on caregivers who had a relative in long-term care who they hadn't been able to visit. We heard from a designated care person who was allowed to go in how difficult it was to not be able to have the full

Human Resources committee  I've not heard of requesting or thinking about MAID, but I have certainly heard of seniors wanting to stop eating.

Human Resources committee  Yes, certainly, and I agree with your comment about how sad [Technical difficulty—Editor] Ageism certainly happens in the intersection of sexism as well and sexuality. It's not an isolated phenomenon that happens. During the pandemic, what we've seen is often what we say is “

Human Resources committee  It's a complex question. Certainly, at the National Seniors Council, we are just starting our work on ageism. It was one of our priorities in the last work plan and we are carrying that priority into our new workload as well, because we have ongoing work that's happening there.

Human Resources committee  Thank you, Ms. Chabot. This is a most important issue. The mobilization role of the National Seniors Council can be interpreted in different ways. The members of the council often come from different provinces, so we have a fairly national representation. All members are very c

Human Resources committee  I've collected some data as part of my personal work. I could send it to you if you're interested.