CUPE Ontario is continuing its call for more investment in long-term care homes across the province.
That request will be made again today at a provincial pre-budget hearing being held in Windsor.
Union President Fred Hahn is asking the province for funding for a 4-hour minimum care standard in long-term care homes.
Hahn says that services are at a 'breaking point' and more money needs to go into it.
CUPE is calling on the province to raise the corporate tax rate to pay for more essential services, saying that individuals now pay 3.5-times more in taxes than corporations.
CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn says services are at a 'breaking point' and it's time to raise taxes.
CUPE Ontario President Fred Hahn (AM800 stock photo)
"The government crows about having the lowest corporate tax rate but in fact it's not working for our communities, it's actually not working well for our economy," says Hahn. "And so you've got to raise taxes, raise revenue in order to fund services and help people."
Hahn says 4 hours is required to provide those with dementia and Alzheimer's with the care they require.
"Those jobs are quite difficult and when they leave at the end of their shifts they're heartbroken, because they didn't have enough time with Mr. So-And-So or Mrs So-And-So, who they know, who they see everyday, who they care for deeply. But they simply didn't have the time to provide them the care that they deserve."
CUPE says that individuals now pay 3.5-times more in taxes than corporations.
The pre-budget hearings were held today at the St.Clair Centre for the Arts.