Thank you for your comments.
I'm glad we're in agreement on the issue of funding.
I think the question was what the role would be for standards. If we just need increased funding, why would we need standards? I would say that we need to have some consistency. People across the country need to know they can rely on a certain standard level of care.
Of course, there is a huge role for the provinces in terms of the delivery of that care, but to meet these basic standards is something that, as I said, we'd see under the Canada Health Act for other areas of health care.
We're calling for similar standards to be in place for long-term care and home care.