Certainly we need to have consistency and, in fact, expansion of services such as home care. At the moment in Saskatchewan, for instance, different services are provided in various health regions. In most cases it is medical needs that are being met through home care, and we need to see that expanded.
People need a variety of services to be able to stay in their own homes. They need help with home maintenance and with looking after their homes and yards, and they need access to all kinds of services to help them stay in their own homes. In order to do some of those things and in order to deal with rising drug costs, significant funding needs to be available to provinces so they can work together with the federal government to find ways to address these ongoing needs among the increasing percentage of our population that is made up of older adults.
That is very important.