KINGSTON, ON – Dozens of long-term care workers from the Kingston area will be boarding a bus early Tuesday morning, headed to Queen’s Park to join hundreds of workers from around the province to demand the Liberal government bring the Time to Care Act for final reading before the election. “Our seniors living in long-term…
PETERBOROUGH, ON – Dozens of long-term care workers from the Peterborough area will be boarding a bus early Tuesday morning, headed to Queen’s Park to join hundreds of workers from around the province to demand the Liberal government bring the Time to Care Act for final reading before the election. “Our seniors living in long-term…
TIMMINS, ON – Dozens of long-term care workers from the Timmins area will be boarding a bus before sunrise Tuesday morning, headed to Queen’s Park to join hundreds of workers from around the province to demand the Liberal government bring the Time to Care Act for final reading before the election. “Our seniors living in…
OTTAWA, ON – Better and increased care for residents in long-term care should be a priority for the Ontario government, “but sadly isn’t,” say Ottawa direct care staff rallying Tuesday, February 13 (2018) at a local MPP’s office for a legislated four-hour daily care standard for residents. The Ontario New Democrats have put forward a…
TORONTO, ON – Today’s announcement by the Premier in response to the public outcry for legislating minimum care standards for seniors living in long-term care falls far short of what they’re packaging it to be, says Candace Rennick, Secretary Treasurer of CUPE Ontario who has been leading the campaign for four hours of direct hands…
TORONTO, ON – Bill 33, the Time to Care Act, passed second reading thanks to all party support for NDP Health Critic France Gélinas’ private members bill that would legislate a minimum care standard of four hours a day in Ontario’s long-term care homes. “The care and wellbeing of our seniors should never be a partisan issue and…
PETERBOROUGH, ON (November 1, 2017) – A busload of long-term care workers are heading to Queen’s Park tomorrow to be in the gallery for the vote on Bill 33, the Time to Care Act. If passed, the bill will legislate a minimum care standard of four hours a day for seniors living in Ontario’s nursing…
TORONTO, ON (November 1, 2017) – Bill 33, the Time to Care Act, is going to second reading Thursday and seniors, their families and care providers are counting on all party support to ensure seniors living in long-term care get the level of care they need. “This bill was written with one thing in mind,…
TORONTO, ON – Families, personal support workers and long-term care advocates join NDP Health Critic France Gélinas to call on all parties to support Bill 33 (Time to Care Act) that would legislate minimum care standards in long-term care. “Seniors are suffering. They need us to act now,” says Gélinas. “We hope the Premier…
Toronto, ON – Over a hundred concerned Peterborough residents packed a room at the Holiday Inn, Tuesday night, for a town hall meeting that addressed the growing crisis in long-term care. “We’re here this evening because we have a serious crisis in long-term care in Ontario and our seniors are suffering,” said Candace Rennick, Secretary…
