This is an unprecedented time for Canadians.
We knew that it was not easy, and neither could anyone anticipate what was going to take place, especially when it came to our long-term care facilities. As you know, 80% of the deaths that have occurred in Canada have been in long-term care facilities. As we've always stated, when the Canadian Armed Forces are needed, regardless of the task, we will be there.
This was unprecedented for the Canadian Armed Forces members, but they quickly learned about what they needed to do, put the appropriate training measures in and provided the appropriate support. One of the things I want to highlight is that I was extremely impressed with the leadership and how they were able to do this. They brought in clear guidelines and measures, not only on how they would be going in, but also on how they were going to be able to assess and make an improvement to the long-term care facilities so that they could then help the facilities themselves get back on their own feet. Then they were able to hand it off. That's one of the things I was extremely proud of: how they accomplished that.