Madam Chair, we have often said one thing regarding the economic recovery. A lot of people like to talk about things eventually going back to normal.
When I think about the economic recovery, I realize that things cannot return to business as usual. In the old normal, the most essential workers were the lowest paid, and seniors in long-term care facilities were the hardest hit by the pandemic.
What I want to see in the economic recovery is an effort to improve our social programs and our health care services. That is how we can move forward.