When it comes to fixing long-term care, tears are not enough

It may be too much to ask that our prime minister, premiers and opposition leaders not revert to familiar behaviours, to the old struggle for partisan advantage, and forget too soon the tragedy that unfolded on their watches.

Let’s assume, barring evidence to the contrary, that Justin Trudeau, Doug Ford, and François Legault are genuinely shaken by the horror stories emerging from too many long-term care homes in this country.The Hill Times file photographs by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY SUSAN RILEY

June 1, 2020

CHEALSEA, QUE.—Let’s assume, barring evidence to the contrary, that Justin Trudeau, Doug Ford, and François Legault are genuinely shaken by the horror stories emerging from too many long-term care homes in this country. Let’s assume that every preventable, premature, and lonely death in those...

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