Personal care workers describe what led them to their jobs
Many of these workers train in colleges, work in long-term care and in hospitals and are at the very front line of the Canadian health-care system
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How the pandemic would have been different if PSWs were regulated
Laura Bulmer: Licensing PSWs would ensure they have standardized training and better pay. It would address the workforce shortages. Above all, it would help keep the public safe.
Quebec’s coronavirus outbreak in long-term care homes could have been prevented
Tom Mulcair: For over a month, the Quebec government had been aware that long-term care workers were working between different residences. There is no excuse for inaction.