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People protest outside the Tendercare Living Centre long-term-care facility in Scarborough, Ont. during the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2020. This LTC home was hit hard by the second wave of COVID-19. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette

January 2, 2023

Why for‑profit homes won’t solve long‑term care issues: Privatizing health services is a bad idea that just won’t go away

Pat Armstrong, York University, Canada and Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Simon Fraser University

Privatization is an idea that — like a zombie —just won’t die. It’s re-emerging with calls to solve the long-term care crisis with for-profit care homes. Evidence refutes the same old arguments.

Ontario Progressive Conservative Party Leader Doug Ford, Ontario New Democratic Party Leader Andrea Horwath, Ontario Liberal Party Leader Steven Del Duca and Green Party of Ontario Leader Mike Schreiner debate during the Ontario party leaders’ debate in May 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

June 3, 2022

The Ontario election campaign produced some surprisingly good ideas for Canada

Pat Armstrong, York University, Canada and Marjorie Griffin Cohen, Simon Fraser University

Some excellent ideas were proposed during the Ontario election on everything from transit to housing. Here’s why the rest of Canada would be wise to consider them.

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