Dear Editor:
If the current pandemic is not a wake-up call to the federal and provincial governments then we are all in deep trouble.
It has proven how mishandled and underfunded our health care system is; under paid essential workers and outdated facilities. It is time to give these workers full-time hours of work at one facility, not part-time hours and no benefits, thus forcing them work at multiple facilities and be exposed to illnesses or expose illnesses to multiple patients.
This is a result of government underfunding and mismanagement on our government priorities, forcing hospitals and long-term care facilities to cut back on the number of workers (benefits and full time are a big cost in any business). After all, how long have we been paying extra health taxes in Ontario when we do our income taxes, and what has it got us? Ask people who have lost loved ones in long term care/ retirement homes!
Let’s all pray our governments do the right thing and fix this mess.
Paul Roberts,
Fergus