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(March 14, 2015)<\/p>\n

By Bob Hepburn, The Toronto Star<\/p>\n

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After years of denying anything was wrong, the Ontario Liberal government must now face the truth that it\u2019s made a mess of home care in this province.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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At the same time, though, the government has just been handed a golden opportunity to fix a system that is failing patients, is underfunded, is too confusing, is too heavy with bureaucrats and is forcing people to pay more of their own money for needed services the government should provide.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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