Thank you, Mr. Chair.
My question will be on the pilot projects for long-term care and home support.
I must admit that I really don't understand why the federal government is putting money into pilot projects for training care workers when training and education fall entirely under provincial jurisdiction. The federal government has nothing to do with training programs.
In every province, there is a training curriculum for certain professions. One example is personal care attendants. Furthermore, there are professional associations. These fall entirely under provincial jurisdiction.
So why would there be pilot projects to micromanage the training of care assistants? Who is asking for this?
You won't be able to answer me, but wouldn't it be better to invest through Canadian health transfers to properly equip the provinces to deal with these issues?