Okay, that's good to know. Thank you.
Minister, according to a recently released report from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, COVID-19 cases among residents of long-term care and retirement homes increased by nearly two-thirds during wave two, which ended February 15, compared with the first wave. Resident deaths were also higher during wave two.
Minister, given that your government pledged to set new national standards for long-term care last September, and given that—let's face it—we have decades of research and we know crystal clear what standards should be in place, why is your government refusing to implement national standards and instead is simply kicking the can down the road by doing more consultation?