Doug Ford is defending his minister of long-term care amid calls for her resignation after a scathing report found Ontario’s nursing homes were neglected and unprepared for a pandemic.Ford says he takes ultimate responsibility for the tragedies in long-term care and promised to fix the system.He says he still has faith in Long-Term Care Minister Merrilee Fullerton, who has said the government is taking action to address problems in the sector.
Ontario long-term care commission says nursing homes were neglected, sector needs reform His comments come nearly a week after the Ontario Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission issued its report calling for an overhaul of the sector.Opposition politicians expressed doubts on Thursday whether Ford or.