Yes. Thank you. Also looking at long-term care and supported living, my colleague and I, we had discussed this, and we have heard the stories over the past year. I addressed it, I think it was in the fall time, and I addressed it in the spring time sitting, that a lot of our elders are in long-term care. I know we have opened it up so some of them can have one visitor and things like that. Within this fund, within this budget, is there extra funding in there or are there COVID dollars that the Minister is accessing to try to get extra community staff or support so that some of the elders who are in our long-term care are not being left alone? Because we have heard the stories of the families. I have seen the pictures of people visiting outside the window. We are lucky in Inuvik that it's ground level, and they could stand outside the window. That is not the case for most long-term cares, so I am just wondering if there is, in this budget here, because it is ongoing. We are losing our elders, and our elders are lonely in these facilities. Is there money in this budget for extra staffing or some safety mechanisms to try to have them be able to see more family and visit or things like that? Thank you, Mr. Chair.
Lesa Semmler on Consideration In Committee Of The Whole Of Bills And Other Matters
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