Mr. Chair, as I stated, these are areas that we continue to look into. To some degree, we have to be cautious of how we approach different areas of policy changes where if we allow adults to live in their parent’s or grandparent’s place, the individual could be earning a good wealth of income and others will follow. I’m just afraid of elders’ abuse, directly or indirectly, in the household, because it will be rent free for them. I can imagine in all the communities elders living in a household, they might have grandchildren living with them for a number of years and, to some degree, it may be best for some people, but some elders want to stay alone as well. But if an elder wants to stay alone and their adult kids want to move in at their own cost, I guess those are just some of the fears I would have. As I stated, we can look at this and see what we can come up with as a department. We need to work closely with the communities and also with the Members. Mahsi.
Jackson Lafferty on Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 2011. See this statement in context.
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
Consideration in Committee of the Whole of Bills and Other Matters
February 15th, 2011
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