First and foremost, I think the bill does pertain to abuse, negligence, etc., in a facility. Remember that this is about a facility. A facility was defined in this bill that I'm doing here. I think what we wanted to do was to steer clear of elder abuse that may happen generally within a family by anyone else who is caring for a person, again, by virtue of marriage and/or blood. There are other parts of the Criminal Code that could deal with clear elder abuse. This is about in a facility that is specifically designed to care for and provide the necessities of life for a person who is a vulnerable adult.
On May 8th, 2023. See this statement in context.