The government of Ontario Premier Doug Ford has announced a commission into concerns about long-term care facilities in Ontario, but is it the right way to go?
Many observers feel that a government commission is the wrong way to address a critical problem, which has become a critical crisis in Ontario’s long-term care facilities.
Government commissions tend to work with the parameters that the government sets for them, and there’s the rub: if the government itself is part of the problem, it should not be setting the agenda for the investigation. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] Let’s not forget that the Ford government cut the funding for crucial inspections of these facilities last year; only nine