Vaccine Queue Jumping & LTC Commission Testimony
LEAD: CONCERNS OVER POSSIBILITY OF VACCINE QUEUE JUMPING IN PHASE 2 A member of the province's COVID-19 vaccine task force has said that there "absolutely" will be vaccine queue jumping in phase 2 of the rollout. Our panel weighs in. Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alon Vaisman, Infectious Disease Specialist at the University Health Network (UHN), Dr. Kerry Bowman, a bioethicist at the University of Toronto, followed by Steven Del Duca, leader of the Ontario Liberal Party. SEGMENT 2: PROVINCE REJECTED LTC PROPOSALS AMID WAVE TWO BECAUSE THEY WERE "TOO EXPENSIVE" Libby Znaimer is joined byOfficial Opposition NDP Deputy Leader and long-term care critic, Sarah Singh. Sarah responds to the eye opening testimony from a member of Ontario's Science Advisory Table, Allison McGeer, who testified before the province's independent long-term care commission. McGeer said that the province rejected proposals that would help LTC residents amid the second wave because they were "too expensive." SEGMENT 3: FEMALE STAFF AT FOR-PROFIT NURSING HOMES WIN PAY EQUITY FIGHT Libby Znaimer is joined by Vicki McKenna, President of the Ontario Nurses Association. Female staff at for-profit nursing homes have won a pay equity fight. However, McKenna says that the challenge will be to ensure that fair compensation is maintained moving forward.