Whenever you hear any government official suggest for-profit facilities as a solution to any problem which falls under government responsibility, remember to ask yourself: "who are they profiting off of?"
Profit implies making someone pay more than the real cost, to take profit.
Profit implies making someone pay more than the real cost, to take profit.
So whom are we extracting value from? The elderly, or the families who care for them.
"But only wealthy families will pay, so we're only extracting profit from the wealthy!"
All that means is that the facility is exclusive to the wealthy.
"But only wealthy families will pay, so we're only extracting profit from the wealthy!"
All that means is that the facility is exclusive to the wealthy.
So the government is just opening the door for more private industry to profit. You know how extendicare was running a collapsing facility with a bare bones staff? They must be underfunded, right? Guess what they haven't missed once this whole pandemic? Their dividend. 
The answer to the massive public need is more public care. Saskatchewan killed home care and forced these people into facilities, and then killed the facilities to make space for for-profit enterprises. Do not accept this. It is shameful and exploitative.
The only reason they won't open new public facilities is because it doesn't benefit corporate donors. So instead we fail in our public obligation to care for seniors. It is shameful. We need to do better.
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