Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Welcome to all our witnesses.
I think we can all agree—the committee and the witnesses—that the impetus of the bill is clear. The member sponsoring the bill addressed the issue of neglect of vulnerable adults, particularly in long-term care facilities, given what we saw during the pandemic and the state of our long-term care facilities at that time.
One thing we're preoccupied with as a committee is preventing the tragedies that were reported by the military when they were deployed from happening again.
Let me ask Mr. Lake and get his views. Do you see this bill preventing those tragedies that took place during the pandemic from happening again?
Second, does it hold the right people to account for those issues? In your opinion, whom do you hold responsible?