If I just look at the 4.5 hours of care per day per resident.... We're talking about residents being properly assessed, getting their medication on time and being able to, like I said, live their last days the best way possible. The fact that we have a free-for-all system doesn't help. The pandemic and those areas where the military was brought in were a shame on our country. We were all embarrassed. However, those who work in the system were saying, “I told you so. I told you so. You're not coming in to investigate us. You're not coming in when we call occupational health and safety. Residents don't have any rights, and we knew it was going to happen.”
The government worked hard on building these standards. Now, the next step is enforcing them. It's very similar to when we talk about a national pharmacare program. We have to put standards, and we have to fund them. You can't get off the hook that easily; you have to fund them. You have to help the provinces and territories. However, the money cannot go towards the private sector. It was so embarrassing to know that stakeholders were getting their shares while seniors weren't even getting a meal during the pandemic. That should never happen in any country, especially ours.