Legislation is being prepared for what he expects will be introduced into the house in the spring to appoint a seniors advocate in B.C., said Minister of State for Seniors Ralph Sultan.
“As a minister I cannot command that to happen, so a whole host of considerations by the house leader will determine the timing of the introduction of that legislation, but I’m very confident that it will be introduced and it will be passed with a minimum of debate and controversy,” Sultan told the Tribune.
“It’s the result of an awful lot of consultation by a lot of people. It’s a very popular topic and there’s a remarkable degree of interest. In fact, to demonstrate the point one of the member firms of an association of care homes pressed me, ‘get on with it Ralph, get the job done’, which coming from that source really struck me.”
Once it’s passed, someone can be appointed in the spring, he added.