Absolutely, and we started raising hours of care when I was minister. That has continued under the current government and, to their credit, the current government in British Columbia has instituted wage levelling, so that everyone essentially is getting paid the same wage for doing the same job. Benefits may vary from contractor to health authorities, but that has largely been addressed in recognizing that we need to pay people a living wage and that to attract people into this career we must make it attractive. The people who are in it are passionate and they're fulfilled, but they need to be paid better.
On May 11th, 2021. See this statement in context.