Parti Quebecois will table a bill to ensure the autonomy of seniors [Video]

On Tuesday, the Parti Québécois (PQ) will table a bill to guarantee the right of seniors to live in their own homes for as long as possible, with the necessary services and care.

The PQ’s aim is to follow up on the demands made at a major summit on home care held in Quebec City last May.

In particular, the bill would guarantee the right to affordable and adapted housing, which was also one of the four main priorities set out at the end of the summit.

The bill also refers to the implementation of a government strategy to maintain the autonomy of the elderly.

“Basically, it aims for greater social participation by seniors,” said PQ spokesperson on seniors’ issues Joël Arseneau in an interview with The Canadian Press.

“We have to stop infantilizing seniors and stop seeing them solely as ‘sick people’ and recipients of care,” he summarized.

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