National Defence committee  There's a great precedent in Ontario with the essential caregiver program, which was introduced thanks to the lobbying of many people. Each resident now has the right to two essential caregivers. I am one for my parents. That makes all the difference. We're tested regularly. We'r

National Defence committee  Thank you for the question. No, I don't think the measures were adequate. In my view, the biggest issue was testing, which I spoke about. Long-term care should be given priority for testing. As soon as there is a confirmed case, everyone should be tested so that this population

National Defence committee  I think Carole Estabrooks has done a ton of work on this. I'm so thankful to all the people who have been working on these issues for decades. The first one is staffing. As I said in my testimony, this sector has been chronically understaffed for decades. Family and volunteers

National Defence committee  Yes. I'm so grateful to Ms. Sidhu. When we launched our petition, we wrote to all kinds of federal and provincial ministers. We got a lot of responses. Member Sidhu was the one person who really engaged with me as a human, and I really appreciate that. The national standards

National Defence committee  Thank you, Madam Chair and committee members, for the invitation to speak here today. I'm a co-founder of Protect People in Long-Term Care, an ad hoc citizens' group that launched a petition on April 7 asking for emergency funding for LTCs, a national coordinated strategy and th

Status of Women committee  Yes, I do. I think that ultimately long-term care should come under the Canada Health Act. When the legislation for Canada's long-term care system was put into place, people weren't living as long. When you look at who is in long-term care now, you see so many people in their e

Status of Women committee  You're not going to like this, but I am a firm believer in national standards and I think long-term care should come under the Canada Health Act and that the provinces and the federal government have to get past all of this jurisdictional bickering. They have to put human lives a

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much, MP Sidhu, for the opportunity and the question. I think what we immediately need to see is a timeline first and an action plan. We need the federal government and the provinces and territories and the incredible expertise that exists on the subject around th

Status of Women committee  First off, it's essential that workers in long-term care be properly supported. Caregiver burnout is huge. It's the reason my mother went into long-term care. My father—he's a man, but there are men who do this work as well—was becoming burnt out. Some people would like to keep t

Status of Women committee  Thank you very much, and thank you for the question. I think that in the immediate term, the issue requiring immediate attention is staffing and staff ratios. In a previous panel the call for a minimum of four hours one-on-one care per day, an ask that's been around for a very l

Status of Women committee  Hi, everyone. Thank you, Madam Chair and committee members, for the invitation to speak with you today. I am a co-founder of Protect People in Long-Term Care, an ad hoc citizens group formed in early April in an effort to propel our political leaders to take decisive action to