Thank you very much.
This is a tragedy that has happened through the first wave. We're seeing infections rise in long-term care homes during this wave. That's why we're all working so hard to protect the seniors and the vulnerable people in our communities. It's also why, during the safe restart agreement, we contributed $740 million to provinces and territories to augment their infection prevention and control measures. We know that many of the homes had additional needs to strengthen those protections and keep COVID-19 out of those facilities.
As you know, there were a number of other economic measures during the first wave, including wage subsidies, for example, to the most hard-hit front-line workers, which included home health care workers, through the provinces.
Through the Speech from the Throne, we made a commitment to create national long-term care standards that I think will be a legacy of this government in the years to come. No matter where a person lives, they deserve the right to age in dignity and safety. I think all provinces and territories agree. Creating national long-term care standards together will be an important way that we can protect seniors in the years to come.