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    Ford leaves the podium after answering questions about a disturbing report from the Canadian military regarding five Ontario long-term-care homes on May 26, 2020 (Nathan Denette/CP)

    The endless crisis in Ontario’s long-term care

    Paul Wells: Ford has vowed to ‘leave no stone unturned’. Here’s one expert’s view of how to fix a crisis that’s been unfolding for years.

    Visitors talk through a window at Pinecrest Nursing Home in Bobcaygeon, Ont., where there has been a deadly COVID-19 outbreak, on March 30, 2020 (CP/Fred Thornhill)

    The military could fix the nursing home tragedy. ‘We are soldiers. We can do anything.’

    Stephen Maher: The former Canadian Forces Army Surgeon says the military has the skills and experience to help, right now. What are politicians waiting for?

    Trudeau addresses Canadians on the COVID-19 pandemic from Rideau Cottage in Ottawa on April 14, 2020 (Sean Kilpatrick/CP)

    Trudeau’s daily coronavirus update: On the tragedy in nursing homes, governments must ‘do better’ [Full Transcript]

    In his daily briefing for April 15, the PM said leadership is needed to support seniors ‘who built this country’ and announced a pay boost for essential workers in care facilities