It was my experience that it didn't go very far either. There needs to be a serious look at this in terms of senior women and men and what their income is. With their expenses, with other systems, with people being encouraged to stay in their own homes, with the lack of nursing home beds, and with all the health issues that are involved in that, a huge dilemma is created for seniors who are trying to maintain their own homes. There's now a moratorium on placing nursing home beds in Nova Scotia, so people are expected to stay at home. It's more expensive to stay at home. If you're at home, your drugs aren't covered, and there are all kinds of other things. There has to be a realistic look at what that means for a senior, and income has to be adjusted to cover that.
On October 4th, 2011. See this statement in context.