Yes, certainly.
I recently had lunch with former Quebec premier Philippe Couillard. He told me that, after announcing a $20-million investment in his area for CLSCs, CHSLDs and home care services, he then went to a CLSC or a CHSLD and asked whether the money had arrived. He was told that a few thousand dollars had finally arrived on the ground. There's a great deal of bureaucracy, and this issue is even worse at the federal level, unfortunately. As a result of many issues, this money doesn't really benefit the employees on the ground.
Granby zoo employees earn $16 an hour when they first start working. We earn $12 an hour in a number of places. Could we at least be paid the same as the people who take care of animals? Sorry for sounding so silly, but we need to use some shocking examples to make the authorities think.
I understand your perspective, and we have the same issue in Quebec. However, at the federal level, things are even worse, because of the bureaucracy.