REACTION TO THE AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORT ON LONG-TERM CARE

Libby Znaimer is joined by Bonnie Lysyk, Auditor General of Ontario followed by Donna Duncan, CEO of the Ontario Long-Term Care Association and Jane Meadus, staff lawyer and the institutional advocate at the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly (ACE).

Yesterday, Ontario Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk released a scathing report on long-term care. It details how ill equipped both the sector and ministry overseeing it were in dealing with the crisis brought on by the pandemic. Our panel of long-term care experts weighs in on the latest and on what went wrong.

PROVINCE CREATES PAID SICK LEAVE PROGRAM

Libby Znaimer is joined by Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown followed by Rocco Rossi, President and CEO of the Ontario Chamber of Commerce and Dr. Naheed Dosani, a palliative care physician and health justice activist.

Yesterday, the province unveiled a paid sick leave program in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19 among essential workers. But, is it good enough? Our business panel weighs in on the latest.