(June 23, 2020)<\/p>\n
By: Matt Dionne, inthehammer<\/p>\n
The Ontario Health Coalition (OHC) is concerned about the Province’s inaction regarding long-term care\u00a0facilities.<\/p>\n
In a release, the OHC expressed concerns regarding several deaths of long-term care facility residents for preventable reasons such as malnutrition and insufficient care.<\/p>\n
Some facilities were in such bad shape, the military had to be sent in. Others formed partnerships to address staffing issues with nearby\u00a0hospitals.<\/p>\n
Additionally, the OHC is emphatically opposed to Bill 175, which would limit families’ ability to launch class-action lawsuits against private companies, like for-profit long-term care home, which is set to enter Third Reading as early as June\u00a024.<\/p>\n
The OHC has already organized several virtual protests in relation to the Bill, which have not yielded the desired\u00a0results.<\/p>\n
Because of this, the OHC is now planning several in-person protests across the\u00a0province.<\/p>\n
For those who wish to attend, masks will be mandatory, and all participants will be required to maintain a two-metre distance from\u00a0others.<\/p>\n
A protest is scheduled for 12 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24 on the lawn in front of Queen’s in\u00a0Toronto<\/p>\n
Further, several other Ontario cities will be hosting their own protests, including Chatham, Guelph, Kingston, Kitchener, London, Niagara, Port Hope, Sarnia, Sudbury, Thunder Bay, and\u00a0Woodstock.<\/p>\n