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Sincethestartofthe2022-2023schoolyear,LaurenMartelhasheld

thepositionofPrimeMinisteroftheStudentParliamentatÉcole secondairecatholiqueTrillium(Chapleau).As partof her duties, this grade 11 student also sits on Conseil scolaire catholique Nouvelon StudentSenate.Thisgroupofsecondaryschoolstudentshasthemandate torepresenttheinterestsofstudentsintheirrespectiveschools.

“Being a member of the Student Senate allows me to stay connected with all the students in my school. I love the fact that it also allows me to fully live my Franco-Ontarian identity while giving me various opportunities to express my creativity,” explained Lauren Martel.

“Creating new activities for students and staff is one of my passions.AsamemberoftheStudentSenate,Icanmakeapositiveand memorabledifferenceinthelivesofstudentsatmyschool!»

Depuis l'amorce de l'année scolaire 2022-2023, Lauren Martel occupe le poste de Première ministre du Parlement des élèves de l'ÉcolesecondairecatholiqueTrillium(Chapleau).Danslecadrede ses fonctions, cette élève de 11e année participe également au Sénat des élèvesduConseilscolairecatholiqueNouvelon.Ceregroupementd'élèves du secondaire a comme mandat de se rencontrer afin de représenter les intérêtsdesélèvesdeleursécolesrespectives.

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« Être membre du Sénat des élèves me permet de rester connecté avec tous les élèves de mon école. J'adore le fait que cela me permet de vivre pleinement mon identité franco-ontarienne tout en me donnant diverses occasions d'exprimer ma créativité, » expliqueLaurenMartel.

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«Lacréationdenouvellesactivitéspourles élèves et pour le personnel est l'une de mes passions.CommemembreduSénatdesélèves,je peux faire une différence positive et mémorable danslaviedesélèvesdemonécole!»

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OBITUARY Sydney O'Riley

It is with profound sadness that Mary Gail and Shawn O'Riley announce the passing of their beloved husband,fatherandpoppa,SydneyPhillipO'RileyonSundayFebruary5,2023attheageof73years.Syd passedawaypeacefullywithhisbelovedwifeGailandsonShawnathissideprofessingtheirloveforhim. Sydwasbornin1949toFrancisandGraceO'RileyatLadyMintoHospital,Chapleau,OntariowithDr.G.E. Youngastheattendingphysician.AfternineyearsofmarriageFrancisandGraceweremorethanelatedto welcome their new baby boy. Sister Phyllis was to join him five years later. Syd's parents were outdoor enthusiastsandtheytooktheirnewbabyintothebushcampingalmostimmediately,Sydlearnedtowalkin thebush.HisfirststepsweretakenwhilecampingnearSevenMileRapids,andthusbeganhislifelonglove ofthebush.Sydsaidhehadthemostamazingchildhoodaboycouldhave.Hehadwonderfulparents,and theyinstilledastrongworkethic,honestyandrespectforothersintheirchildren.Summerswerespentatthe familycamp,"TheLifeO'Riley"atMulligansBay,whereheandhisfriendsspenttheirchildhoodsummers, swimming,fishing,boating,buildingVikingRaftscompletewithsailsandcatapultsandbuildingtreehouses (a couple of which are still standing today)! Syd said, “every summer I got a brush cut and a new pair of running shoes and I was good to go"! Winter was spent playing hockey both organized and unorganized, (Syd'sdadbuilthimahugerinkintheyardeveryyear)snowshoeing,skatingandplayingintheirsnowforts. AndsolifewentonuntildisasterstrucktheirlittlefamilywhenSyd'sfatherdiedsuddenlyofcomplicationsof a stroke when Syd was twelve years old.The ensuing years were very sad for Syd and Phyllis without the beloved father whom they adored.ButfiveyearsafterhisfatherFrancis'passing,Syd'smotherGrace,metandmarriedHarveyMartinofChapleau.SydandPhyllis lovedandwelcomedHarveyintotheirfamilyandHarveyinturnshoweredthemwithloveandaffection.SydlookedtoHarveyasarole modelandguidinglightinhislife,amanhestrivedtoemmulate.InhisearlyteensSyddiscoveredhisloveofcarsandanapptitudefor repairingthem.Hebought,repairedandsoldhisfirstcarattheageofjustfourteen.Usingthemoneyfromthatsaletopurchasealittle bettercar,repairthatoneandthensellitandsoon.SydstillhadthelettertheGovernmentsenthismotherwantingtoknowifherfifteenyear-oldsonwasausedcardealer,ashehadboughtandsoldnineteencarsinoneyear!AswasthecustominChapleauatthetime,as soonasyouturnedsixteenmostboyswouldgotoworkforthesummerwiththeCPRortheMNR.SydstartedwiththeCPRduringthe summer months as a Brakeman/Conductor.After graduating High School he continued working "On the Road" for five years. When gasinguphiscaratArtRaymond'sServiceStation,Syd'slifewasabouttotakeadifferentturn.LornieSwansoncameoutandsaid,"Art wantstoknowifyou'dliketodoanapprenticeshipforyourMechanic'sLicence”?Sydthoughtaboutitforadayanddecidedhe'dgoforit. FiveyearslaterandwithhisnewlymintedTransCanadaMechanic'sLicencestillinthemail,Sydhadtheopportunityoftakingoverthe garage. He promptly re-named it Syd's Service Centre and ran it successfully for the next thirty two years. Other businesses were to follow:TamaracApartments,O'RileyFuels,ChapleauAutoParts,PinelandCountryCottages,MissMugginsandPizzaHut/KFC.Syd wasproudofthefactthathehadbroughtinthefirstfastfoodfranchisetoChapleau,intheformofPizzaHut/KFC.(Andthetownwas readyforit.Ontheunadvertizedopeningnight,thecarswerelinedupaquarterofamiledowntheroad)!SydmettheloveofhislifeMary GailMoreauthroughGail'scousinandSyd'sgoodfriendGarySimard.TheywentontheirfirstdateMarch18,1971toashowattheFox Theatre,wereengagedJanuary14th,1972andmarriedAugust15,1972atSacredHeartChurch.Sydbeing23andGailbeing20.Syd andGailcelebratedtheirFiftiethAnniversarylastsummer2022.DuringtheirlongmarriagetheywelcomedtheirbelovedsonShawnin 1986 and in 2018 were delighted to welcome a grandson Shane Wilder O'Riley, who quickly became the apple of Syd's eye and vice versa.SydandGailweresuccessfulbusinesspeoplefor35years.In2008retirementbeckonedandthelastoftheirbusinesses,Syd's ServiceStationwassold.Sydrelishedretirementandenjoyeditimmensely.Spendingtimeatthecamp,golfing,travelling,iftherewasa rainyweekendcominguphe'dsay,"let'sgoonalittlejaunt,andfollowthesun"andsotheywould.LifewasneverboringwithSyd.Syd wasaloyalfriendandbenefactortomanypeople.Sydwasanamazinglykindandgeneroushusband,fatherandnowgrandfather.Syd's mottowasLiveandLetLive.Hegotalongwitheveryone.Whatwashissecret?Helovedpeople,hereallydid.Heneversaidabadword behindsomeone'sback.Hewashonestandstraightforward.Whatyousawiswhatyougot.Hethoughttheworldofandwasproudofthe accomplishments of any young person who came into his orbit and had influenced either through family or work.Although Syd had a tremendousworkethic,healsohadagreatcapacityforfun.Friendswouldsay,"WhenyouseethattwinkleinSyd'seye,watchouthe'sup tosomething”!SydplayedhockeywiththeFridayKnightsformanyyears,wherehebasicallyplayedhockeywithmanyofhischildhood friends. He enjoyed golfing in the summer and said he's going to miss the gang. Syd was a longtime member of the Chapleau Oddfellows.Headmiredallthattheystoodfor.HealsoenjoyedtheFallweeklonggettogetherswiththeboysatthecamp.Heenjoyed thefourwheelinginthecoolcrispair,andjustbeingoutinthebush,aswellasthecomraderieofagreatbunchoflongtimefriends.Syd leaves behind to mourn him his wife of fifty years Mary Gail, his beloved son Shawn, his beloved grandson Shane Wilder O'Riley, his sisterPhyllisandbrother-in-lawGeorgeMcLeod.Specialtohisheartfromthetimehemetthemassevenandeightyearoldlittleboys, his brothers-in-law Douglas and Shawn Moreau. His Godchildren Jennifer McLeod Lamore, Stephan Brillant, Chantal Gravel and CameranPlourde.SpecialtohisheartarehisbestfriendsDarrylBrunetteandGeraldBrunette,andhiscousinGarySimard.Hewillbe rememberedbyhisbrother-inlawRobertPlourde.Hewillberememberedbyhismanybelovedniecesandnephews.Thefamilywould liketothankDr.StephenSaariandDr.LinfordfortheircareofSyd.FriendsmayvisitattheSacredHeartChurchonThursdayFebruary9, 2023from7to9p.m.andonFridayFebruary10,2023from10:00a.m.untiltimeofthefuneralmassat11:00a.m.withReverendHerve Sauve officiating.Aspring interment will take place at Chapleau Municipal Cemetery. Memorial donations made to the Sante Health ServicesChapleauFoundationwouldbegreatlyappreciated.(ArrangementsentrustedtoKerryFuneralHomeLtd.,Wawa,1-800-4394937).www.kerryfuneralhome.ca

Chapleau Moments

by MichaelJ. Morris

Margaret Costello told us there was "hardly time to breathe" as the tempo and speed picked up on the second day of the 1958 Chapleau Winter Carnival as crowds gathered from"noonuntilwellaftermidnight"toenjoyall theactivities.

WritingintheSudburyStar,"Maggie"as she was so affectionately known, said that the activities got started on January 30th, 52 years ago,withthegiantparadefromthe CPR station totheChapleauMemorialCommunityArena.

"Led by the colorful and spirited Chapleau High School Band the procession got underway ... as the floats, clowns, and gaily costumed marchers followed the royal conveyancecarryingCarnivalKingPaulBedard andthequeencontestants....Thesidewalkswere jammed." Other bands were the ChapleauTown BandandtheSudburySeaCadets.

Parade organizers were Elmore 'Sparky' Leigh and Ron 'Shorty' Morris while James Purich and Jim Dillon organized the Queen CrowningCeremony.D.O.PayetteandCharles Cobb were members of the Queen Contest committee. Mr. Purich, along with Charles Mckeeorganizedthedances.Itwasinterestingto notethatMr.Purichwasalsoanactivememberof the carnival committee in the 1930s when they werefirststartedinChapleau.

Upon arriving at the Ice Palace a roar of approval and applause went up when Diane Dowsley, the Chapleau High School candidate was announced as the 1958 Chapleau Winter Carnival Queen. Maggie noted that CHS studentswereoutinforcetocheerforDiane,and I can confirm that one for sure. I was there cheering along with almost every CHS student whenitwasannouncedthatshewasthewinner.

"TheKingbeamedhappily,pleasedwith the popular selection and watched with a big smileasshedonnedherroyalattire."

The 1958 carnival brings back so many fond memories to me as it marked my first involvementinChapleauactivities.AtthetimeI waspresidentoftheCHSStudentsCouncil,and carnival chairman Jim Dillon had appointed me to the committee. My major duty was to make sure high school students were involved in activitiesbutIalsoarrangedtobringLeoFletcher

DianeDowsleywins1958ChapleauWinterCarnival QueenContestascrowdroarsapproval

of Sudbury to town to referee the games for the Ernest'Sonny'BignucoloTrophy.Leowasoneof the top referees at the time in the Northern OntarioHockeyAssociation.

Joan,EliseandChrisWhitneywalkedoff with all three costume prizes while Raymond Roffey,BrucePellow,John'Charlie'White,Gary Brunette and Elizabeth Pellow won the skating races. Winter and summer, J.M. Shoup, the longtime principal of Chapleau Public School wasinchargeofraces.

EdMcCarthyhadarrangedforSaultSte. MariePiperstomakeappearancesthroughoutthe carnivalweekend.

Ontheopeningdayofthecarnivalminor hockey teams, "The Stars of Tomorrow" played gamesatthearenawhileintheeveningthegiant carnival entertainment show featuring local talent was held in the theatre at the Town Hall. Hiram 'Hank' McEachren was the master of ceremonies.Admission was 50 cents. Hank was also the master of ceremonies for arena events. Minor hockey was organized by Garth 'Tee' Chambers, L.D. 'Don' Card, Henry 'Hank' Therriault (also the carnival committee vice chairman), Charlie Cobb, R.J. Morin and KennethHamelin.

The Torch Light Parade and Dance, a Chapleaucarnivaltraditionwasheldonopening nightaswellasaMoccasinDanceatthearenaon opening night. On Friday night the Grand CarnivalballwasheldattheTownHall."Trotout your best togs and swing and sway, rock 'n roll and have a wonderful time... You might even walkoffwithoneofthosespotdanceprizes,"the carnival program noted. Admission was $1.00 perperson.

On Friday night the Chapleau Midgets played the Sudbury Sea Cadets in hockey and defeated them 5-2. If my memory serves me right,Iwasoneoftherefereeshavingendedmy playingcareeratBantam!Inthosedayswewore v-neckwhitesweaterswithwhiteshirtandblack tieinatworefereesystem.

SkiingcompetitionswereontapSaturday morningattheskihillsanditonlycost75centsto take a taxi from the taxi stand downtown to the hill. Walter Broomhead andAlbert Martin were the directors of the ski events. Later, the always popular outdoor events organized by Bob Mercier and Lawless Cecile were held across fromthearena.Figureskatingeventswereheldat thearenaatvarioustimesthroughoutthecarnival underthedirectionofMrs.GeorgeMcCallum.

There was also a midway at the Royal Canadian Legion Hall directed by Ron Morris and George Collinson, who also also one of the

carnival treasurers along with Verne Gates. Des Delaney, Gene Bernier and Larry Ribout were responsibleforthecarnivalbingo.

Inside the arena, Mary and Frank Braumberger had a large supply of hot dogs, coffee and refreshments, all good filler uppers andwarmeruppers.

The secretary of the carnival committee was Mrs. Kathleen Broomhead while Joseph Shilliday was responsible for trophy presentationsandN.W.'Newt'Pellowwasonthe prize committee. Decorations were the responsibility of Joseph Shilliday and Dave King.

Themajorsportsfeaturewasthehockey tournamentforthe'Sonny'BignucoloMemorial Trophy and in 1958 the four teams were the Chapleau Huskies, Sudbury Co-Op Dairy, Windsor Flyers and Sacred Heart College (Sudbury). The visiting teams all came to Chapleaubytrain.

Maggie Costello reported that the first game on Friday night between Sudbury Co-Ops andtheHuskieswas"fastandfurious"fromstart tofinishandendedina3-3tieinregulationtime. Ittooktwoovertimeperiodstodecide,butfinally Sudburyemergedthewinner.

Inamessageinthecarnivalprogramthe township of Chapleau noted that all revenue derivedfromthecarnivalhelpedtoliquidatethe debenture and other expenses on the arena thus removing any burden on the ratepayers. Leo Racicotwasthereeve,andcouncillorswereLen Green,AlfredLeclerc,D.J.'Jim'Broomheadand F.A. 'Nick' Card. Jim and Nick also served as reevesofChapleau.

Those were the days my friends, and honestly I hoped they would never end as I was growing up in Chapleau.We had fantastic times atthewintercarnivalswhichbroughtustogether asacommunity.Myemailismj.morris@live.ca

from OTTAWA Rapport d’Ottawa

by/par Carol Hughes

Federal member of Parliament Algoma-Manitoulin-Kapuskasing

Lastweek,PrivacyCommissionerPhilippe

Dufresne released a report detailing home improvement giant Home Depot selling private customer data to Meta, owners of Facebook and Instagram, without the consent or knowledge of customers. The information that was shared included customer details from e-receipts, namely encoded email addresses and in-store purchase information.Whileitcanbelegaltosharethattype of information with other companies, it requires that users actively consent to information sharing, under the Personal Information Protection and ElectronicDocumentsAct(PIPEDA).

This was not done. Home Depot told the Privacy Commissioner that it believed it received implied consent from users, as their privacy statement on their website states they “use deidentified information for internal business purposes,suchasmarketing,customerservice,and businessanalytics.”Dufresneadvisedthatthiswas insufficient as a form of consent from customers, and when pressed, Home Depot doubled down, stating they did not notify customers at check-out

Canadians'PrivateDataNeedstobeSafeguarded

dueto“consentfatigue.”

This follows other recent stories of companieseithersellingpersonaldataornotdoing enough to protect it once it's in their hands or tracking individuals without their consent. Some may recall that Tim Hortons was also rebuked by thePrivacyCommissionerthissummerduetotheir apptrackingandrecordingcustomer'smovements, evenwhentheappwasn'trunning.

In either case, punishment for these companies exists somewhere between negligible and nonexistent. Home Depot is now required to cease providing Meta with customer data until it starts implementing systems to receive direct consent. Tim Hortons had to delete customer locationdatagatheredbytheappandestablishand maintainaprivacymanagementprogram.Nofines, no other punishment, as long as those companies agreetostrengthentheirprivacypolicies.

User data is big business for tech companies.Manytechcompanies,includingMeta, Twitter,YouTube,andothers,providetheirservices for no monetary compensation, but instead collect userdatatothenmonetize,inadditiontotraditional revenue streams like advertising. People have an expectation that if they sign up for a service that uses their data for one purpose, that the data they provide isn't being sold or provided to other companies.

Digital privacy and data protection aren't new concepts in the grand scheme of things. FacebookandYouTubehaveexistedforalmost20

years,andevenemailbecameanormalpartofour everydaylivesforadecadebeforethat.Butneither the current Liberal government nor the former Conservative government has done anything significant to protect user data from the type of practices that Home Depot and Tim Hortons have done with customer data. While PIPIDA and Canada's Anti-Spam Legislation (CASL) are starting points, companies clearly aren't too worried about whether they breach these acts becausethere'slittlepenaltyfordoingso. Canadians are justifiably concerned for theirprivacy,securityandconsumerrights.It'stime we create a Canadian Digital Bill of Rights that protectspeople'sdata.Thisshouldincludeboosting thepowersofthePrivacyCommissionertoenforce orders and levy fines and penalties to ensure compliance by large companies for potential data breaches. It's not enough to take corporations at their word when they say “this won't happen again,” we need to ensure that they protect any personaldatatheyreceivewiththeutmostcare,or face actual, serious consequences. Only when the threat of playing fast and loose with people's personal data results in hurting a corporation's bottom line will they start taking data protection seriously.

Digitalsafetyandprivacyneedtobeplacedabove theprofitsofcompanies. Canadiansdeservetobe comfortableintheknowledgethattheirdataisonly being used in ways in which they have already agreedto.

LesdonnéespersonnellesdesCanadiensdoiventêtreprotégées

La semaine dernière, le commissaire à la protection de la vie privée, Philippe Dufresne, a publiéunrapportdétaillantcommentlegéantdela rénovation Home Depot avait vendu les renseignements personnels de ses clients à Meta, société propriétaire de Facebook et d'Instagram, sans leur consentement et à leur insu. Les données transmises comprenaient des détails sur les clients provenant de reçus électroniques, à savoir des adresses électroniques codées et des informations surlesachatsenmagasin.S'ilpeutêtrelégitimede transmettre ce genre d'information à d'autres entreprises, cela nécessite néanmoins le consentementactifdesutilisateurs,conformémentà la Loi sur la protection des renseignements personnels et les documents électroniques (LPRPDE).

Cen'étaitpaslecas.HomeDepotaindiqué au commissaire à la protection de la vie privée qu'elle croyait avoir le consentement tacite des utilisateurs, puisque la déclaration de confidentialité affichée sur son site Web explique que l'entreprise utilise des « renseignements dépersonnalisés à des fins commerciales internes, notamment dans le cadre des activités du Marketing,duServiceàlaclientèleetdel'Analyse commerciale ». M. Dufresne a conclu que ces explications étaient insuffisantes pour obtenir le consentement des clients. Home Depot a toutefois invoqué une « lassitude du consentement » pour justifier le fait qu'elle n'informait pas les clients de

cettepratiqueaupassageàlacaisse.

Cette décision fait suite à d'autres cas récents d'entreprises qui vendent des données personnelles, négligent de les protéger une fois qu'elles les ont en leur possession ou suivent des personnes sans leur consentement. Vous vous souviendrezpeut-êtrequeTimHortonsaégalement étéréprimandéparlecommissaireàlaprotectionde la vie privée cet été, parce que son application suivait et enregistrait les mouvements des clients, mêmelorsqu'ellen'étaitpasencoursd'exécution.

Danslesdeuxcas,lessanctionsinfligéesà cesentreprisessontnégligeables,voireinexistantes. HomeDepotdoitmaintenants'abstenirdefournirà Meta les données de ses clients, et ce, jusqu'à ce qu'elle ait mis en place des systèmes permettant d'obtenirunconsentementdirect.TimHortonsadû supprimer les données de localisation des clients recueillies par l'application, ainsi qu'établir et maintenirunprogrammedegestiondelavieprivée. Pas d'amende, pas d'autre sanction, tant que ces entreprises acceptent de renforcer leurs politiques deprotectiondelavieprivée.

La confidentialité numérique et la protection des données ne sont pas des concepts nouveauxdanslegrandordredeschoses.Facebook et YouTube sont là depuis près de 20 ans, et les courrielssontdevenusmonnaiecouranteunebonne décennie plus tôt. Mais ni le gouvernement libéral actuelnil'anciengouvernementconservateurn'ont fait quoi que ce soit de notable pour protéger les

donnéesdesutilisateurscontreletypedepratiques employées par Home Depot et Tim Hortons. Bien que la LPRPDE et la Loi canadienne anti-pourriel (LCAS) offrent un point de départ, de toute évidence,lesentreprisesnes'inquiètentpastropde savoirsiellesenfreignentceslois,carlessanctions sontminimes.

LesCanadienss'inquiètentàjustetitrepour leur vie privée, leur sécurité et leurs droits de consommateurs. Il est temps de créer une Charte canadienne du numérique qui protège les données des gens. Il faudrait notamment renforcer les pouvoirs du commissaire à la protection de la vie privée, pour qu'il puisse faire respecter les ordonnances et imposer des amendes et des pénalitésauxgrandesentreprisesencasdeviolation potentielle des données. Il ne suffit pas de prendre les entreprises au mot lorsqu'elles affirment que « celanesereproduiraplus».Nousdevonsveillerà ce qu'elles protègent les données personnelles qu'elles reçoivent avec le plus grand soin, sous peine de subir des conséquences réelles et graves. Tant que l'utilisation abusive des données personnelles n'aura pas porté atteinte à leurs résultatsfinanciers,lesentreprisesneprendrontpas laprotectiondesdonnéesausérieux.

La sécurité numérique et la vie privée doivent l'emporter sur les profits des entreprises. Les Canadiens méritent d'avoir la certitude que leurs données ne sont utilisées qu'aux fins auxquellesilsontconsenti.

OntarioConnectingMorePeopletoCareatHome Investments are

helping more people connect

As part of Your Health: A Plan for Connected and Convenient Care, Ontario is connecting people to convenient care at home and in their community so more Ontarians can choose to stay in their homes for longer as they age or are able to receive care closer to home. Delivering convenient care at home provides a better experience for people and frees up more space in hospitals, long-term care homes and doctors'offices.

to care at home and in the community

“The only thing better than having care closetohomeishavingcareinyourownhome,” said Sylvia Jones, Deputy Premier and Minister of Health. “We've heard loud and clear that you and your family want better and faster access to home care services and our investments will provide you more choice to connect to convenient care in your own home and in your community,insteadofinahospitalorlong-term carehome.”

Last year, the government invested $1 billion to expand the delivery of home and community care services to help more people connect to the care they need in the comfort of their own home. From more caregiver supports and respite services, bereavement and behavioural programs to assisted living services forpeoplewithbraininjuries,workisunderway to provide faster and more convenient access to thecaretheyneed.

The province is also working with OntarioHealthTeamsandhomeandcommunity care providers to create new and innovative programsforpeoplewantingtoconnecttocareat home, including more virtual care options and connecting home care services with other care providers such as a family doctor to ensure personal medical records follow people as they movebetweencareproviders.Theseinvestments will help nearly 700,000 families who rely on home care annually to connect to care more conveniently.

Withthehelpofparamedics,thoseliving with chronic health conditions can now live at home more independently and avoid regular visits to the hospital waiting room. Ontario's expanded community paramedicine program is already in place in 55 communities and has connectedmorethan30,000peopleto24/7nonemergencysupportathome.Theinitiativeallows paramedicstousetheirtrainingandexpertiseto provide home visits for a range of services, including making sure medication is taken as prescribed,educatingpeopleonhowtoproperly manage their chronic conditions and providing assessments and referrals to local community careservices,suchashomecare.

Ontario is also expanding palliative care services by adding 23 new hospice beds to the 500bedsalreadyavailableacrosstheprovinceto connect Ontarians with comfortable and dignifiedend-of-lifecareneartheircommunities andlovedones.EnsuringOntarianshaveachoice about where they spend their final days is an importantpartofensuringOntarianscanconnect tothecaretheyneedthroughouttheirentirelife.

WithYour Health:APlan for Connected and Convenient Care, the province is making it easierforpeopleandtheirfamiliestoconnectto the care they need, whether that's by expanding accesstoservicesintheirhomeorcommunityor giving them the choice to book or take an appointment virtually, to ensure hospital and long-term beds are available when it is needed most.

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does it make? Of course, LTC facilities and administratorscare.—Right?” Well,myansweris,“notsofast.”

I remind readers about the alarming statistics regarding mortality rates in Ontario's LTC facilities during the pandemic. There was a shocking difference between mortality rates between for-profit and not-for-profit LTC facilities.

InDecemberof2021,theOntarioHealthCoalition reported that 4,023 residents had died as a direct resultofcontractingCovid-19–averysadstatistic indeed. Horrifically, however, on top of those deaths, others died from proven malnutrition, dehydration, and neglect. It was determined that thecauseofthiswasgrossunderstaffing.Thisled tooverworkandburnoutofcareproviders. FurtheranalysisofLTCfacilitiesshowedabrutal difference between for-profit and not-for-profit facilities.

Deathrateper100beds

· For-profit 5.2

· Non-profit 2.8

· Publiclyowned 1.35

Theresultsofthisinvestigationindicateda definitive reason for the above difference in mortality rates. The non-profit facilities put a priority on the health, safety, and comfort of the residents. On the other hand, the for-profit facilities prioritized usingdividendstolinethepockets ofshareholders,andowners.

Itwaspredictablycool.

The January 31, 2023, CTVNews.ca headlineread,“Nointerestin'wateringdown'LTC standardstomeetnationalones:Ontariominister.”

In the article, Minister Calandra was quoted as saying, “I'm going to take a look at the federal standards…I'muninterestedinanyguidelinethat would water down the very high standards that OntariohasputinplacewiththefixingLongTerm CareAct.”

New Democrats see this situation differently. Upon hearing Minister Calandra's comments, NDP MPP for Nickel Belt France Gélinas said, “This is insulting.What we have in Ontariodoesn'tcompare.Wearedecadesbehindin Ontario.Thereisnomandatoryyearlyassessment ofourlong-term-carehomes.Whoarewekidding here?”ThereisnoquestionthatMinisterCalandra knows better than to say he is afraid the federal standardswillwaterOntario'sregulationsdown.

The Ontario NDP has a vision for a new home,communitycare,andlong-termcaresystem thatdeliversbetterlivingandcareinsmaller,more homelikefacilities.Weknowthatfamiliesneedto haveconfidenceandpeaceofmindthattheirloved ones are cared for. Details of the NDP plan are available in our “Aging Ontarians Deserve the Best”policypaper.

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Given the above, one might wonder what would be the most responsible action for a governmenttotakeregardingwho should be operating our LTC facilities. For-profits or not-forprofits? The Ford government's reaction was to offer for-profit LTC facilities license renewals that would extend for 30 years. ThisincludedthelicensesofLTC facilities with death rates ranging from 6.26 to 9.00 per 100 beds. Would a responsible government offer Ontario food processing plants a license that would be validfor30years?Ithinknot.But IguessinMr.Ford'smindputting the lives of vulnerable seniors in jeopardy is just a strategic businessdecision.

When Premier Ford and LTC Minister Paul Calandra heard the news about the federal government's plan to implement standardized minimum care standards for LTC facilities, their responsewaslessthanlukewarm.

The Ontario NDP applauds the new federalstandardsbutclearlybelievesthestandard mustalsoinclude4.1hoursofdailyhands-oncare for each resident. MPP Gélinas said that the federal proposal covered everything from fall prevention,socializationandwhathappensincase ofadisaster.Webelievethefederalproposalis,at theveryleast,agoodstart.

We can and must do better to protect Ontarioseniors.

As always, please feel free to contact my office about these issues or any other provincial matters.Youcanreachmyconstituencyofficeby email at mmantha-co@ndp.on.ca or by phone at 705-461-9710orToll-freeat1-800-831-1899.

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