Madam Speaker, I have been listening to the discussion today and I think it is safe to say that all members in this House, or at least those who have spoken, recognize the fact that something has to be done differently. Most are talking about national long-term care standards, and I think it is extremely important that we look towards ways the federal government can work with our provincial partners to do something significant when it comes to taking care of the elderly in Canada.
My problem with the motion before us is that it says, “The House call upon the government to ensure that national standards for long-term care which are currently being developed fully remove profit from the sector”. National standards, at least the way I see them, if I can equate them to something like the building code, are standards that are established and then put forward to be adopted by provinces throughout the country, but the motion is calling for profit to be fully removed. I feel that the motion is not in the right place, because it is asking to fully remove the profit, to put something in there that would not be recommendations given to the provinces.
Can the member explain to me where the language for this motion is coming from when it comes to putting these enforceable measures into something that would just be standards?