Toronto's long term care residents continue to suffer and die - bleeding heart scrooges are not enough

Premier Doug Ford of Ontario continues to loudly lament the torment and death that oppress Ontario's long term care home residents. But, as has been said in song, tears are not enough and the problems of "care" homes like Chartwell, on whose board we find Ontario ex-premier Mike Harris, that are created primarily to make a profit, is that nothing will change by throwing money at them. And, sadly, the money proposed by Ford and twin neoliberal premier Jason Kenney of Alberta, is public money. History repeats itself; as in the financial crisis of 2008, governments led by neo-liberal prmiers, previously niggardly about social service spending suddenly find money, and their emotions, when it comes to bailing out  fellow scrooges. This coming christmas holiday in particular must make the scrooge identity a particularly difficult one for right-wing populists like Doug Ford of Ontario. TorontotheBetter calls for the only option that will prevent further long term care home catasrophes: take over the for-profit homes as part of our public health system and pay for this using the massive profits in the bank accounts of the long term care industry.