Nov 20, 2020
Long-term care failures highlight dangers of pro-privatization dogma
Contrary to business mythology, the private sector doesn't always do things better. Rather, it always does things to make a profit.
long-term care
Nov 18, 2020
Support workers warn Ontario's long-term care staffing efforts will do more harm than good
Chelsea Nash
The provincial government is recruiting unemployed workers from retail and other sectors to fill staffing gaps in long-term care.
Oct 21, 2020
Ontario long-term care home lays off 60 unionized workers
Chelsea Nash
Sixty union jobs have been lost in Bowmanville, Ontario, amid a pandemic crisis in long-term care homes.
Sep 14, 2020
Canada's dismal record on child and elder care leaves little room for national pride
Ed Finn
"Canada's children are worlds apart from the happiest, healthiest children in rich countries and worlds apart from each other due to wide inequalities," said David Morley, president of UNICEF Canada.
Jul 30, 2020
Enough talk, we need bold action on long-term care now: unions
A coalition of unions representing front-line health-care workers respond to Ontario's long-term care staffing study.
Jun 26, 2020
COVID-19 shines harsh light on injustices faced by key workers and the elderly
Dennis Gruending
The elderly, long-term care workers, grocery store clerks and migrant farm workers in Canada are among those who have experienced the harshest injustices during the pandemic.
Jun 18, 2020
To fix the long-term care crisis, we must hold government and ourselves to account
Jordan Grimsley
Responsibility for the crisis in long-term care exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic resides at a much higher level than the worker making $15 an hour.
Jun 18, 2020
Former Ontario premier Mike Harris is raking in profits from the long-term care system he helped create
Jan Malek
Ontario Premier Doug Ford said he plans to hold long-term care companies that continued to draw profits while seniors lay sick and dying accountable. Will that include Mike Harris?
Jun 3, 2020
Corporations create social and environmental costs, while citizens pay
Long-term care companies and fossil-fuel producers impose large social and environmental costs on ordinary Canadians. Governments must protect the public from these costs in the post-pandemic economy.
May 29, 2020
Canadian governments have ignored abuse of the elderly, despite care-givers' repeated alarms
Ed Finn
An alternative model, to be effective, would need to impose far better levels of care and staffing for residents, along with frequent oversight and enforcement.
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