{"id":15293,"date":"2020-11-13T04:04:31","date_gmt":"2020-11-13T09:04:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/?p=15293"},"modified":"2020-11-23T04:16:59","modified_gmt":"2020-11-23T09:16:59","slug":"levy-bill-218-is-get-out-of-jail-free-card-for-ltcs-say-advocates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ontariohealthcoalition.ca\/index.php\/levy-bill-218-is-get-out-of-jail-free-card-for-ltcs-say-advocates\/","title":{"rendered":"LEVY: Bill 218 is &#8216;get-out-of-jail-free card&#8217; for LTCs, say advocates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>(November 12, 2020)<\/p>\n<p>By: Sue-Ann Levy, Vancouver Sun<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.prod.postmedia.digital\/torontosun\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/3729_X269_7F33_9-e1605144577983.jpg?quality=100&amp;strip=all&amp;w=564\" width=\"340\" height=\"255\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"caption\">&#8220;Thank you&#8221; signs are on display outside the Seven Oaks Long-Term Care Home in Toronto on Thursday June 25, 2020.<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"credit\">PHOTO BY THE CANADIAN PRESS<\/span>\u00a0\/<span class=\"distributor\">Toronto Sun<\/span><\/p>\n<p>If Bill 218 passes next week, residents and their loved ones will see more of the \u201csame\u201d negligence and substandard care in Ontario long-term care homes,\u00a0 advocates for the elderly predict.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is their get-out-of-jail-free card,\u201d said Graham Webb, executive director of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly told a press conference Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Lawyer Gary Will, of Will Davidson, who is representing 2,000 clients in nine homes in class-action lawsuits, insisted the situation is likely to \u201cget worse\u201d if there is no accountability for negligent conduct.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere will be more infections, more deaths and less care for residents,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-right: 150px;\"><iframe style=\"display: block; height: 315px; width: 560px; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/94bwc-q_Y14\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\ufeff<\/span><strong><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>Analysis<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The legislation \u2014 tabled Oct. 20, and retroactive to March 17 \u2014 significantly raises the burden of proof for families which want to sue for alleged negligence during the pandemic.<\/p>\n<p>If the bill passes next week,\u00a0 according to advocates, families will now need to prove \u201cgross negligence\u201d instead of ordinary negligence \u2014 something not even defined by the court when it pertains to long-term care.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/local-news\/levy-bill-218-is-get-out-of-jail-free-card-for-ltcs-say-advocates\">Natalie Mehra<\/a>, executive director of the <a href=\"https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/local-news\/levy-bill-218-is-get-out-of-jail-free-card-for-ltcs-say-advocates\">Ontario Health Coalition<\/a>, said requests to take LTC and retirement homes out of the legislation were refused.\u201c<\/p>\n<section><\/section>\n<section>At every step, we\u2019ve watched injustice upon injustice heaped up<\/section>\n<p>Mehra added the number of cases in LTC homes have \u201cexploded\u201d in the past week and even now appropriate personal protective equipment is not available, N95 masks are deemed not necessary, testing is not being conducted quickly and \u201cvery little care\u201d is being provided.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-right: 150px;\"><iframe style=\"display: block; height: 315px; width: 560px; overflow: hidden;\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FEMu7EkC71M\" width=\"100%\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\"><span style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>\ufeff<\/span><strong><span data-mce-type=\"bookmark\" style=\"display: inline-block; width: 0px; overflow: hidden; line-height: 0;\" class=\"mce_SELRES_start\">\ufeff<\/span>Analysis<\/strong><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is just so wrong,\u201d she said. \u201cI have never in my 20 years seen a situation like this where so many people are dying alone in squalid conditions, dehydrated and without proper care.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>She said not allowing families to call negligent and grossly incompetent homes to account violates \u201cevery set of ethics\u201d we hold as a society.<\/p>\n<p>Greg McVeigh lost both parents within nine days at a Scarborough LTC home from COVID-19.<\/p>\n<p>He said the hurt of their loss is \u201cimmeasurable,\u201d coupled with this legislation, which prevents his family from finding some form of justice and \u201cclosure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nicko Vavassis, spokesperson for the attorney general, denied the bill would prevent access to justice for aggrieved families.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIndividuals would still be able to file claims and seek redress against long-term care homes who deliberately ignore public health guidance,\u201d he said in an email.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><a style=\"color: #3366ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/vancouversun.com\/news\/local-news\/levy-bill-218-is-get-out-of-jail-free-card-for-ltcs-say-advocates\">Click here for original article<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(November 12, 2020) By: Sue-Ann Levy, Vancouver Sun &#8220;Thank you&#8221; 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