Thank you, Mr. Chair. I really -- elders in the community have talked to me, and I've been -- I went to visit some elders when I was campaigning and going to visit them when I go back to Providence to stay, and they talked about having nobody to call after hours when -- if they don't have family members. So they call the health centre, and the nurse can't leave the building. She cannot leave the -- well, the nurses are not allowed to leave the building. So they can't even go and assist an elder that fell down. And they have nobody else to call so they call the RCMP. And the RCMP too, they're inundated with issues that they're dealing with in the community. But because there's nobody else to help the elder, they have to -- they have to call the RCMP. They would -- they were thinking about -- like, even asking to have some kind of a way where they can have some help, like a number where they could call at night if anything happens to them. That will be another thing. I'm not sure how that could be worked into one of these home care programs or something like that, because if there's a person that doesn't have any family and wants to stay home and is mobile and everything but got hurt or something at night, without having to call the RCMP there has to be something in place for individuals such as the person -- well, for elders that want to stay home, age in place. So they asked me to bring that up. Is there something that can be done to help them? Thank you.
Sheryl Yakeleya on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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