Thank you for the question.
Yes, one-time payments do not solve the issue; they just push it forward.
We must plan for the future. I will use the example of people aged 85 and over, as they generally need the most care. In 2011, they were 150,000. They will be 600,000 between 2031 and 2041. That number will then increase further to reach 700,000. If we cannot take care of people who need care today, how will one-time payments enable us to plan properly?
That is why we are asking for a 6% increase to get back to where we were before. We are mostly asking for indexing to be introduced and for an aging criterion to be set, so the provinces with the oldest populations can take better care of those people.