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G21-P031 Enacting National Standards/Dedicated Funding for Urgent Improvements in Long-Term Care Homes [ Rejected ]
This proposal was rejected at VGM-2.
Submitter Name
Gloria Taylor
This proposal was incorporated into G21-P033 during workshop at VGM-2.
Proposal
The Green Party of Canada will ensure long-term care (LTC) homes operate under the principles of the Canada Health Act with funding secured in a LTC-specific funding envelope. For-profit LTC homes will be phased out and replaced with municipally-owned facilities.
Objective
To have LTC homes operate under the principles of the Canada Health Act with funding transferred to the provinces under a funding envelope dedicated to LTC. This separate funding vehicle would ensure the monies would be spent on LTC facilities.
Benefit
As reported on CBC, 80% of Covid deaths in Canada have been to residents of LTC homes. To avoid unnecessary deaths and abuses, national standards must be enacted to ensure adequate funding for staffing, PPE and all other needs. Inspection reports must be made public.
Supporting Comments from Submitter
The evidence of need is the flood of news stories outlining the demoralizing and inhumane conditions occurring in LTC. It is Canada's shame.
Green Value(s)
Social Justice, Non-Violence
Relation to Existing Policy
Add to current GPC policy.
List of Sponsors
Amendments (1)
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Created at
26/03/2022 -
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P031, P032, P033 were removed from the green bundles at VGM Phase 1. There is considerable overlap btw these proposals and they need to be amalgamated or 2 need to be rejected. Weakness in P031- there are many very good LTC that are privately owned. Stating there can NEVER be privately owned LTC homes is too restrictive. What is needed are national LTC standards that are enforced. To me, this is the root of the problem - lack of national LTC standards that are enforced
This would be an excellent place to try something new: breakout live policy generation between our Shadow Cabinet minister and the folks who wrote these motions and all those Greens who supported them. The Party apparatus has all these emails and could easily set up a discussion time(s). Please consider.
Addendum - For profit and privately owned are different- slip of the tongue. I agree that not for profit is preferred. I still believe the issue is a lack of national standards that are enforced. The challenge is that health care transfer payments are federal and health care implementation is provincial. Including LTC in the Canada Health Act is the important first step this is why P033 is a superior proposal
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