Right now, based on how the piece of legislation has been written, it doesn't include seniors, because it has to be an intimate partner relationship. It only includes seniors who are in an intimate partner relationship, which is why the definition needs to be broadened, because we know that seniors are often in relationships of dependency and trust: sometimes with a caregiver who might be their child, sometimes with a caregiver who might be their partner, which this legislation would cover, and sometimes with someone who's been hired. In all of those cases, there's dependency and trust, and elders need to be considered and protected. That is not currently broad enough under this piece of legislation.
