Thank you, Madam Chair.
I thank all of the witnesses for sharing their expertise with us today.
I think one of the key problems I see stemming from this—and, Ms. Armstrong, you talked about this, as I think all of the witnesses did—is the value of people. When we talk about one of the major problems within long-term care, it's the fact that it's majorly for profit. When we see the expiration of medications and the lack of adequate staffing and staff not being provided the proper PPE because it costs too much, and so on, ultimately we're talking about profit being at the centre of it.
One of the things we propose is that long-term care ultimately be pulled into the Canada Health Act, that the profit side be taken out and funding be tied to strong national standards—ensuring that those national standards of course mean something when you provide staff with the time they need to provide that high level of care.
Ms. Armstrong, I know you talked about the right to care and linking that with something as strong as the Canada Health Act. No matter how much money you have, no matter where you are, you have that right to care—but all of the witnesses will talk about that, I'm sure.