 Bonjour tout le monde. What a pleasure to be in Dalhousie today. I want to start by thanking the extraordinary health care workers I got to meet and talk with a little bit about the challenges of the past couple of years that are ongoing. Je vous suis remercié Sarah et toute la communauté ici pour l'accueil. I want to thank Jeanette, Dominique, Jannika, Serge, and especially Renée. Merci Renée de m'accueillir avec tant de chaleur, une journée froide, mais une foule accueillante ici dans la région. C'est un grand plaisir d'être ici. It's good to see Minister Fitch as well from the province. Normand, le maire de Dalhousie, merci beaucoup pour votre accueil, monsieur. Merci d'être ici avec nous aujourd'hui. Before I begin today, I think we should all take a moment to remember the victims of the shooting in Nova Scotia that happened two years ago. To all Nova Scotians, your strength is remarkable. This is an incredibly hard day for the victims, for the families, for the... We're thinking of you and I want to take this occasion to really say that not just everyone here in New Brunswick, but everyone across the country will be with you as you continue to grieve, as you continue to heal, as you continue to try and make some semblance of sense out of something that was absolutely senseless and horrific. We will be with you and we will continue to be. I want to thank everyone here at the Dalhousie Golden Age Club for welcoming us today. I got to meet Sarah, the president of the club and other members today. She talked about how people gather here to play bridge, meet friends, and connect with a range of activities. And that's exactly right. When you're retired, you should be able to spend time with friends and family and doing the things you love without worrying about getting access to the quality of healthcare that you need and deserve. As we recover from the pandemic, we have to address the existing challenges in our healthcare systems, including for seniors. So today, I'm very happy to announce alongside the province that we have a safe long-term care fund agreement with New Brunswick. The federal government will provide $22 million to improve care for residents of the province's long-term care homes and assisted retirement facilities. This will include hiring more staff and upgrading heating, ventilation, and air conditioning systems. We know, especially on the staffing side, it's been an incredibly difficult two years as people have been overwhelmed with work, so much so that a lot of our frontline healthcare workers decided that it was time to take retirement or early retirement, which of course puts all the more pressure on people in the system. But at the same time as I was hearing from Gaytan, Sonia, Claudette, Cindy, people are stepping up, people coming out of retirement, volunteers stepping forward from the community. But even as we saw Canadians stepping up for each other through this pandemic, we shouldn't have to rely on the kindness of each other to be able to get through the dark times. We should have strong systems in place. So today's announcement is a good news for seniors in New Brunswick and especially for those who work in long-term care centers. Because we know very well that the quality of care we receive is directly linked to the quality of working conditions of those who are there to help to take care of them. Conditions of care are direct and quality of care are directly related to the work conditions for the people who choose to work on the front lines to support our most vulnerable. And that's where we need to continue to step up for them. All Canadians deserve quality care, no matter their age or no matter where they live. So, in addition to today's announcement, I can tell you that in the budget of 2022, we have presented several measures to make more affordable care for people. We have invested to eliminate as quickly as possible the delay of hundreds of thousands of surgeries and treatments that have been carried out due to the pandemic. We will also increase the delay of pre-studies for nurses and nurses who work in rural or remote communities because we need people of quality to come and support the citizens who live in rural and remote regions. We also know that science is key to improving well-being and quality of life, so we'll be continuing to invest in research to learn more about brain health and to improve people, treatments for people living with dementia. Of course, while we do all of this, we'll continue supporting mental health for Canadians. We know that mental health is health. And if we've learned anything from the physical health challenge that the pandemic has brought, it's that the mental health impacts were just as steep as people were isolated, as people were living through fearful, stressful times, as people went long times without their resource supports and networks to help them out. This is something that we need to continue to invest in across all orders of government, which is why the federal government is continuing to invest more in the Wellness Together Canada online portal to make sure that this free resource continues to be available for people everywhere in the country. In short, we do what is necessary to improve health care for the elderly and for all Canadians. We will continue our work to ensure that no one is left behind. Before I end, I just want to share a little bit of an update on Ukraine. This morning, I had a call with President Biden and a handful of other global leaders. We continue to monitor the situation and coordinate actions to respond to Putin's terrible illegal invasion. Today, Canada is imposing new restrictions on 14 close associates of the Russian regime, including Vladimir Putin's two adult daughters, as well as oligarchs and their family members. This Russian regime and its associates need to continue to be held accountable for their actions. The unjustified and illegal invasion of Putin caused a humanitarian crisis. As we announced last week, 100 members of the Canadian Armed Forces have been deployed to Poland to help the Ukrainians escape the violence, and we will continue to be there to support refugees in Europe and to welcome those who want to come to Canada.