Article contentThis summer, hardly a day has gone by without a new report on what went wrong in Canada’s long-term care system (LTC), or the remedies required to fix it — and rightly so. More than in any other country, the coronavirus turned Canada’s long-term care facilities into death traps. Try refreshing your browser, or Bill Morris: Community leaders needed to fix eldercare Back to videoIn response, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau very publicly chided the provinces for failing to adequately support seniors and threatened use of federal powers to improve matters. Claiming jurisdiction means admitting ownership and fault for the various defects that caused such a horrendous loss of life. They also realize that Canadians are in no mood for squabbles over jurisdiction, legitimate or not.

Source: National Post August 05, 2020 13:07 UTC