The Quebec Ombudsman report released Thursday is unequivocal: years of neglect by the provincial government is what lead to the high number of COVID-19 deaths in Quebec long-term care homes. As Global’s Raquel Fletcher explains, the ombudsman wouldn’t go so far as to suggest the deaths could have been prevented.
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