Ford wasn’t prepared to keep long-term care residents safe in second wave: NDP Leader says

Candace Rennick, secretary treasurer of CUPE Ontario and a former PSW, said the long-term care system desperately needs a real staffing plan from the province.
Andrea HorwathFord wasn't prepared to keep long-term care residents safe in second wave: NDP Leader says

Originally posted by ctvnews.ca

BARRIE, ONT. — Ontario NDP Leader Andrea Horwath held a virtual town hall Wednesday evening focusing on a deadly COVID-19 outbreak at a Barrie, Ont. long-term care home.

Horwath didn’t hold back, saying the government has failed to keep long-term care home residents safe from the virus.

“We saw what happened in the first wave, and Roberta Place, like every other long-term care home in Ontario, should have been ready in advance.

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