“Even for Doug Ford, This Is Shocking!”

Niagara Falls NDP MPP Wayne Gates responds to reports of over 400 seniors forced into Long-Term Care homes not of their choosing

A Statement from Niagara Falls NDP MPP Wayne Gates

Posted June 12^th, 2024 on Niagara At Large

Niagara Falls MPP Wayne Gates whose riding includes Niagara Falls, Fort Erie and Niagara-on-the-Lake has been after the Ford government to provide better quality care and more resources for staff in long-term-care homes for years.

NIAGARA FALLS – MPP Wayne Gates, NDP critic for Long Term Care put out the following statement in response to news that over 400 patients have been moved into Ontario nursing homes against their will  :

“Ford’s government has forced many callous and cruel decisions on seniors in Long Term Care. Even with their track record, this is shocking. Families and advocates warned that there would be dire consequences of Ford’s Bill 7 (https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/ontario-advocates-to-fight-ltc-law-posing-an-egregious-deprivation-on-seniors-rights-1.6161806) , but Ford went ahead and rammed it through anyways. As his fifth Minister of Long-Term Care comes on board, I urge them to reconsider their actions and repeal this cruel legislation.

Everyone should be free to live in a home of their choosing. Fining anyone for not wanting to move from their community is wrong. How does Ford not see that? Seniors – our parents, grandparents and friends – deserve better.”

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