deaths: Their public promises translate into uneven action on the ground, according to National Observer. The fact remains, over 80 per cent of COVID-19 deaths in this country have been linked to long-term care facilities LTCs and seniors' homes, the highest documented rate of its kind in the world. Meanwhile, the premiers of Ontario and Quebec where most of the grievous long-term care COVID deaths and neglect have occurred have simply not done enough to avert these tragedies. We are four citizens with loved ones living in long-term-care in different parts of the country, and we share a painful awareness of the vulnerability of Canada's LTC population due to chronic underfunding, poor infrastructure, understaffing and deregulation. Within days, we launched a nationwide, citizen-led petition proposing to protect people in LTCs with concrete measures to help avoid the disaster unfolding before our eyes. In early April, we came together, extremely worried for the lives of our loved ones, other residents and the workers in these facilities.
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