Human Resources committee  We all have to remember—in support of Serge over there—that when we start to open up, we need to look at who's working during the day at the low-income jobs. At Tim Hortons, Walmart and some of the other big box stores, a lot of those are people who have to work. They don't get e

Human Resources committee  “Keep them coming” is the short answer.

Human Resources committee  I've been part of a team on an older Winnipeggers' social engagement project for five years now in new horizons. It's been excellent in bringing five organizations together to collaborate and work together for low-income seniors in Winnipeg. We also received, in this last call, m

Human Resources committee  In terms of solutions, all three levels of government need to work together to get the Internet and Wi-Fi aspect across this country solved. To me, from a Government of Canada point of view, human rights, equal aspects and equal access to information are paramount. All three leve

Human Resources committee  Oh, oh! That's what you think.

Human Resources committee  Yes.

Human Resources committee  There is a big difference. Between access to care in urban Winnipeg, Regina or Saskatoon versus access in rural areas, the difference is like night and day. That's why I'm a real proponent of our support coordinators, who are all over this province. We have more than 103 of them

Human Resources committee  The short answer is no. I don't know that there are any creative programs, because what I hear is when people get into trouble. They will phone me and say, “Connie, what do I do about...?” or “Mrs. Smith is living in a.... How does she get to a vaccine site?” I communicate and I

Human Resources committee  I think that might be a loaded question.

Human Resources committee  Personally, I believe it should. We're in the new age. We can't be doing things that we did 30 years ago and have policy and rules from 30 years ago. We need to get with the times, and the times and COVID showed us that Internet access is a utility. Should it be common out ther

Human Resources committee  It's not only seniors. When we look at the homelessness that's happening today because of COVID, and the number of older adults who are homeless because of COVID, guaranteed income of some sort should help to negate that.

Human Resources committee  That's a tough one, because ageism starts with me in part. We're all aging, but sometimes we forget that, and I think there has to be a concerted effort by those of us who are older to not use—and I get caught—the idea that it starts with, which is I have gray hair; I'm getting o

Human Resources committee  Absolutely. When I think about age-friendly communities, there is no age for those. They are birth to the end of life, and if a community of, say, 800 is connected through intergenerational activities, through community events, we can do that by districts within a city. That's on

Human Resources committee  No. One had COVID.

Human Resources committee  For me, it goes back to communication, and I'm a communicator. I'm a communicator with all three of those housing places, those homes, and the moment I got the call that she had tested positive, the communication became paramount to our ensuring her quality of life. I can't stres