Yes, certainly. CARP has been advocating for appropriate national standards in long-term care on the basis that your postal code should not determine the level of care you get. CARP has been very strong on this issue.
We are pleased to see the intention that seems to be indicated by the large amount of money that has been proposed. However, in the first year and reporting sometime in early 2022, the basis of a public discussion paper will come out to many of our CARP members. If you're 80 years old and concerned about going into a long-term care home, something that you can see is going to take years and years to develop is not very comforting. We need action now. That's what seniors are saying.
We've known for 20 years that these problems existed. CARP has been talking about them for over 15 years. We need action now. Large money, with the only action out of it being to appoint three organizations to develop standards to be reported next year, is not carrying much weight with seniors.