Opinion: Isobel Mackenzie embarrassed the NDP government this week by showing B.C. ranks last in services to seniors, far behind even provinces with Conservative governments
“When you look at this overall picture, you have to acknowledge that B.C. seniors are not getting the same level of financial support and subsidy for things they need as seniors are in other provinces and territories,” Mackenzie told reporters Thursday.Sign up to know what's really happening by reading daily editorials and commentary by British Columbia's opinion leadersBy clicking on the sign up button you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc.
Adding to the political sting, the survey found that Alberta and Ontario, two provinces with Conservative governments, provided seven of the nine services.“British Columbians have shown that they care very, very deeply about the seniors in this province and the government has shown, actually, that they care,” Mackenzie acknowledged.
While Mackenzie did not cost her recommendations, they should be affordable within the hundreds of millions of dollars the New Democrats have socked away for future political purposes.This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below.Cabinet ministers can be counted on to grandstand at the release of reports that are flattering to the NDP record.
Neither ministry acknowledged the finding that B.C. was in last place among provinces and territories in terms of support for seniors.Article contentShe angered the government several times during the pandemic, calling for more visiting privileges for seniors in long-term care and urging rapid testing of staff to keep COVID-19 at bay.
In her report, released last year, she disclosed a lack of co-operation from medical health officers and public health staff.They were discouraged from doing so by public health and the ministry, neither welcoming independent scrutiny of pandemic management.Article content
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