Thank you very much, Mr. Chair.
Thank you to the witnesses for being here today.
I want to back up a step from this bill and ask about the existing section of the Criminal Code, subsection 215(1), and I think it's paragraph (c). It's already an offence to fail to provide necessities for someone under their charge, I think that is what it says in that section.
Is it in fact already a criminal offence, without this private member's bill, for long-term care home managers or owners to fail to provide that care?