This additional support is absolutely critical, particularly for those who are using or who need staff to help support them. Already for me—and I'm a university professor and I'm paid well for what I do—the costs are going up. PPE is difficult to get, and the costs of those types of things are rising really quickly.
As I mentioned earlier, people are eating up their savings so quickly. Any sort of financial support that can help to cover some of these costs is going to get us another month further down the road safely. The more we're able to do the better.
More funding for support for caregivers also means that they're not going to be required to work in multiple facilities. This is a huge issue right now for some of my support staff who, in order to make ends meet, had to work at multiple different facilities, including my home. That presents a huge viral risk. Paying people who take care of disabled Canadians what they need to survive is going to help reduce some of that risk.