Majority of Long-Term Care Home Complaints to BC Health Authorities Linked to For-Profit Operators

Published January 22, 2021 Analysis

British Columbia’s for-profit long-term care operators accounted for 60% of all complaints to health authorities last year, records show

20 Ontario Long-Term Care Homes Owned by Chartwell Racked Up a Hundred Regulatory Infractions Last Year

Published January 21, 2021 News

Ministry records show 20 Chartwell long-term care homes in Ontario received 99 written notifications for ‘non-compliance’ in 2020

Group Funded By Oil Industry Pushed Memes Attacking Public Health Orders In Alberta Separatist Groups

Published January 20, 2021 News

The group, which has links to the Manning Centre, repeatedly posted anti-lockdown memes in a private group for Alberta separatists

Pallister Government’s Liquor Privatization Plan Will Strain Manitoba’s Healthcare System, Health Experts Warn

Published January 15, 2021 Analysis

Privatizing liquor sales shifts focus away from ‘public health’ towards a system based on a pure ‘profit motive’

Globe and Mail Apologizes After Company Linked to Worker Deaths Named to Canada’s ‘Top Employers’ List

Published January 13, 2021 News

The Globe and Mail reported this week that Cargill is currently facing an RCMP criminal investigation over worker deaths

Doug Ford Says Ontario Will Not Provide Paid Sick Leave For Struggling Workers During State of Emergency

Published January 12, 2021 Video

Ford suggests existing $450 per week benefit from federal government should be enough to get sick low-wage workers ‘over the hump’