Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Tuesday he’s “not taking anything off the table” when it comes to addressing shortcomings in Canada’s long-term care homes, but stayed tight-lipped on whether he thinks there should be a national inquiry into the state of the challenged system.
The prime minister’s comments on Wednesday follow the release of two Canadian military reports about the challenges and conditions soldiers observed in Ontario and Quebec long-term care homes hard-hit by COVID-19.
When asked by a journalist whether he thinks there needs to be a national inquiry into long-term care facilities, Trudeau said the federal government’s focus is providing immediate assistance at this point in the novel coronavirus pandemic.