OTTAWA — Members of the Canadian Armed Forces working inside long-term care homes could find themselves testifying about the state of those facilities in relation to lawsuits against the institutions.
Stephen Birman and Lucy Jackson of Toronto law firm Thomson Rogers are leading a proposed $20-million class-action lawsuit brought against the Altamonte Care Community on behalf of the Toronto home’s residents and their families. Birman and Jackson say the troops’ firsthand observations could be critical in proving their clients’ claims against the home, particularly as lockdowns imposed since March have made it difficult to impossible for residents’ families to get into the facility. “The military is in a position to provide very helpful evidence,” Birman told The Canadian Press.
Similar observations were made about the other four Ontario facilities, including bug infestations, aggressive feeding of residents and residents being left crying for hours The Quebec report was less critical, but did raise concerns about staff shortages. Military spokeswoman Lt. Stephany Lura said military personnel had the same obligation to report to their commanders whatever observations they had while working in the long-term care facilities, as they would with any other mission.
“I would think everybody who’s involved in this important matter would want to hear from the military when this matter makes its way to the courts,” Birman said. “We will do everything we can to gather their evidence so it forms part of the record in this case.”While officials confirmed Sunday that operations at one of those Ontario homes, Orchard Villa in Pickering, had ended, the military appeared poised to deploy into another home in the city of Vaughan, north of Toronto.
Don't forget the LOCAL community cops responsibilities for a weekly IN FULL UNIFORM 💂 walk through .
Maybe our military's leadership should be put in charge of reforming them since our politicians after decades of influenza outbreaks couldn't figure things out.
What has happened in our nursing homes is shameful....it’s embarrassing to us a nation that the elderly were treated in such a dehumanizing way.
A national disgrace in Quebec and Ontario and that the army had to be called in makes it even worse . That they should have to testify how bad it was is just plain sad.
Can we call for inquiry into lack of screening at airports! How about the daily flights from China, Italy, South Korea, Iran, need inquiry into Liberal policies. How about inquiry into WHO and Tam? How did Wuhan Coronavirus get into Nursing Homes? Genesis is Liberals!
AllLivesMatters BlackLivesMatter The only reason we know about this neglect of elderly white ppl who died in the tens of thousands representing the vast majority of coronavirus deaths, was because of the military. IMO this is the systemic racism in Canada & New York right now
It is not OK to be afraid of a virus which has a 99.985 percent survival rate. This is a global long term nursing home crisis. We have destroyed our economy and brought chaos and depression to our economy - Open the economy.
Is dougford going to be part if this, under vicarious liability? onpoli Canada canpoli fordnation
Expose them.
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