Most Canadians think the government should nationalize private long-term care homes in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Funeral home workers remove a body from the Centre d'hebergement Ste-Dorothee on April 13, 2020 in Laval, Que.
TORONTO — Two-thirds of Canadians believe the government should nationalize long-term care facilities in the wake of thefound that 66 per cent want the government to take over private long-term care homes, while 34 per cent disagree with the idea. The strongest support for nationalization is in Quebec at 77 per cent and the lowest is in Saskatchewan, where only 49 per cent think it should happen.
COVID-19 has killed thousands of residents in Canada’s long-term care facilities. Eighty-two per cent of the Canadians who have died of the disease lived in long-term care, according toEarlier: Premier Doug Ford says he can relate to Canadians who have relatives in long-term care homes. Story continues after video.
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