Absolutely. That's a critical question.
We saw, particularly in the pandemic but even today, the work that personal support workers do day in and day out in our health care system. It's heroic. They're up against incredibly difficult circumstances and step in in ways that are absolutely critical to our health system. It's fair that they get a strong living wage. The conversations I've been having with the provinces and territories to make sure we do that collaboratively are extremely important.
The money that is earmarked here will allow us to sign those agreements and be able to announce, in every province and territory, a really important improvement not only to their wage, but to their living conditions. It's fundamentally important that the people who are taking care of people be afforded the support that they need, both in the system and in their salaries, which is why we have to guard against the types of cuts that are being contemplated by the Conservatives.