I will try to confine it to 60 seconds.
In terms of what is there right now, if someone is found guilty or convicted, they can be placed on probation for a period of up to three years with conditions. One of the conditions would be a prohibition on their working with the elderly.
Second of all, when someone is convicted of a Criminal Code offence, they get a criminal record and they would have to apply after five years to have that record suspension removed. In order to license someone or to employ someone, all an employer has to do is run a criminal background check, and because you're dealing with vulnerable individuals, it would be a vulnerable sector check. Now I know in Ontario that we've just enacted legislation, and if a person had been convicted of an offence involving an elderly person, such as an assault or criminal harassment, that would pop up on that vulnerable sector search, so the employer should be able to find out that the person has a criminal record. Those are two tools.
In terms of denunciation—once again, I apologize if I sound like a broken record—it doesn't necessarily come from having something be a criminal offence. Denunciation comes from educating the public.
We are not going to stamp out impaired driving simply by legislating it. We've legislated against impaired driving for 50 years, and it still happens. It is sustained public education about the carnage on our roads that will finally stamp that out, and it is that same education that will finally bring elder abuse out into the light and hopefully minimize it.