long-term care sector as the first plank of their 2022 election platform.The official Opposition is set to unveil its vision for the sector at a press conference this morning.The plan calls for a shift to a public, not-for-profit, long-term care system over the course of eight years, phasing out private operators. ‘I don’t want to go through this ever in my life again,’ LTC resident tells Ontario inquiry The party says it would also create 50,000 additional resident spaces in smaller “family-like” homes in that time.The NDP estimate the plan would cost $6 billion in capital costs over eight years and $9.5 billion in operational funding over six years.The party also says it will boost worker pay by $5 per hour..