The NDP Leader called the allegations ‘appalling’ and said Ottawa must take swift actions to address the situation
Workers unload air filters and cleaning equipment at Orchard Villa care home, in Pickering, Ont., on April 27, 2020.NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he wants to see the RCMP investigate conditions in long-term care homes in Ontario following allegations in a report of neglect and abuse in five homes being helped by the military.
He called the allegations “appalling” and said Ottawa must take swift actions to address the situation.He is also calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to bring the long-term care system under the Canada Health Act, blaming many of the problems in these centres on the for-profit model under which many seniors’ homes in Canada operate.
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