Justice committee  That's completely in my wheelhouse to speak about. Yes, COVID really brought the issue of staffing to the forefront, which I for one am very thankful for. The issue of short-staffing in long-term care facilities has been going back at least two decades slowly, and it has just be

Justice committee  Absolutely. I have thought that for years. Even if we start with something as simple as one personal support worker to eight residents, that's still too big for the record because of the varying mental health and physical issues, but if we just start with 1:8, then we will start

Justice committee  I have nothing to add to that or change. I want to be perfectly honest. It's the truth. Because we're an unregulated profession, we're the easy go-to for blame. They can throw us under the bus, and our college is not going to get upset. Yes. I totally agree, and that needs to ch

Justice committee  I'm not sure if my colleague is still here. He might have been having some Internet problems, but I'll take it first. Thank you very much. For their economic safety, we need to look at how we can provide them with the best care possible, the safest care possible, so that they ca

Justice committee  I've been asked this question many times before. It's something that we as an association federally and provincially have looked into, because nowhere across our nation is it the same. I'll give you the example of Ontario, where I reside. In Cambridge, where I live, there really

Justice committee  Thank you very much, Mike. I am Miranda Ferrier. I am the CEO of the Canadian Support Workers Association. We represent approximately 67,000 support workers across Canada. It is an honour and a privilege to speak today on this very important topic. I know it's National Nursing