So far, the Liberal government has given us a lot of talk and little action on fixing a broken system. The provinces are doing the same.
Some provinces, such as Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta, have mandatory standards, but others, such as Ontario, do not. That didn’t stop Ontario Long-term Care Minister Paul Calandra from downplaying the federal standards, telling reporters that he doesn’t want to “water down” the province’s work. Ontario does indeed have standards, which currently provide for fewer than four hours of daily care, something the province says it will work up to in two years, by 2025.
Federal retirees share the views of many experts who fear that this good work will now just sit on a shelf. The question of whether provinces make them mandatory, coupled with issues of enforcement, accountability and funding, are critical. Another outstanding question is the 2021 election promise of a Safe Long-term Care Act. It’s been as invisible as national pharmacare.
So far, the Liberal government has given us a lot of talk about its intent to fix a very broken system. The provinces, not surprisingly, have largely followed suit in doing little. As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and provincial leaders try to hammer out a deal on the Canada Health Transfer, maybe they’ll spare a thought to make these standards do more than remain an imaginary, hypothetical, aspirational goal that goes no further.
Action is what will save lives should the COVID-19 pandemic flare up again, or, worse, another one hit.
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