Absolutely. In fact, CFNU was one of the leaders in asking for national standards. What the standards are depends on which province you're in.
In Manitoba, right now we look at 3.6 hours of care per resident per day. That's combined care; it's not just nursing care. That's dietary. That's everyone, though it is more of a suggestion than a command, I would say.
Right now, 3.6 is what we're supposed to be providing in Manitoba. I will tell you that the private for-profit facilities like Extendicare and Revera are providing much lower than that, about 2.9 hours of care per resident per day.
We did a study at MNU in 2017 to look at what was optimum, and evidence at that time showed that 4.1 hours of care was adequate. That was in 2017. Many facilities, just because of staffing, are well below the 3.6 at this point. We just don't have enough nurses to provide that care.
We do believe we need a national standard, and we do believe that all provinces must sign on to it. Our residents in long-term care are the leaders. We stand on their shoulders. At some points, the way they are cared for is embarrassing, so I believe we really need to look at national standards and we need to enforce them.