Direct transfers for long-term care were part of that block funding as well. Doug Ford, in our province of Ontario, boasted that he was going to put an “iron ring” around long-term care with these new federal dollars, but we saw even worse results in the second wave than we saw in the first wave. The only real iron ring that was put around seniors residences was a legal one, which prevents families from suing for neglect of care.
Did you see any long-term care specific engagements from the provinces or were we better to spend our money directly with front-line services than with transfers to provinces?