Madam Speaker, I would like to thank my colleague for the extraordinary work that he and his colleagues on the HUMA committee have done to ensure that there is modernization in the care economy, that wages keep up to the rate of inflation and that people are paid well for their essential work.
That same day, I met with members of the SEIU to discuss not only some of the more troubling results of the pandemic, but also the reality that they are just not paid enough for their work. I am glad that one of the aspects of this agreement with the provinces and territories includes a provision of $1.7 billion to ensure there is a $25 minimum wage for those workers. They were very grateful for that. I was grateful for their insight and perspective in that meeting. It was extremely touching.