Mr. Speaker, COVID-19 has shone a light on how we as a society treat our seniors. We saw and heard horror stories of seniors left alone with no food or water and not being able to see their families.
My constituents of Don Valley East are demanding that the federal government take a leadership role in developing national standards for long-term care. Seniors have contributed tremendously to building our great country and it is important that we as a society look after them.
I ask all members to work together to develop national standards for long-term care facilities. This can be done in consultation with seniors organizations and adopting best practices from those provinces that have avoided such crises as well as ensuring front-line workers get paid a decent wage.