Provincial NDP Leader Jim Dinn is accusing government of being “willfully ignorant” when it comes to the difficulties many residents are facing accessing supports.
Dinn was referencing the latest AG progress report which outlined 69 outstanding recommendations that have yet to be acted on or have not been fully implemented – some dating back as far as 2016.
Among the recommendations were improvements to road ambulance service, the provincial home support program, and government’s readiness in the face of changing demographics.
Dinn claims had government acted on those recommendation, it would have the data to know that seniors aren’t access home supports and shown them where gaps in the system remain.
He accused government of being “willfully ignorant” of the “realities people are facing.”