Thank you to the member opposite for your remarks.

I do have a point I want to speak to. Ontario Health, as you may or you may not know, launched the Let’s Go Home program across all 15 OHTs in the west region, and this is to support the avoidance of ALC. This program coordinates seamless discharge from the hospital and emergency department diversion for those who are at greatest risk. Since this program launched, in fact, in the fourth quarter, more than 1,000 people have been supported. So my question to the member is, can you see how programs such as this are being supported through Bill 135 and would be welcomed in your community?

I’m happy to ask a question of my colleague on his thoughtful remarks.

I’ve got an email here from Cindy, a PSW in my community. Some of what she said is, “I make top wage of 22.50 after 10 years and we are struggling. With inflation we are having to go to food banks or get second jobs.... We actually hold people’s lives in our hands and enable people to live and die in their own homes but can’t afford to eat or live in our own home.... We deserve to be treated with respect for the jobs we do because without us how” do “your parents, grandparents or even yourselves live alone if they need care. Something needs to be done now!! We need a living wage to continue in this profession and to be treated with respect period.”

She also flagged for me that she sees that there is “a waiting list for PSW service in home care in our area of 491 people. That is only going to get worse as we are treated as second-class health care workers.”

I was wondering, where in this bill is there something for me to share with Cindy that is positive about her circumstances and her future in this profession?