Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleague from the New Democratic Party for his excellent question.
We are in the process of negotiating with provinces and territories to establish national standards for our seniors. Indeed all ideas are welcome.
However the primary purpose is to improve and give back dignity to our seniors. They are the ones who built Canada, and they are proud of it. They are our teachers. They are the ones who put us here today. They are our decision-makers. We owe them the greatest respect, which means we should set national standards by working with provinces and territories to give seniors a dignified pension and end of life.