Our special guest today is Pat Armstrong. Pat is a sociologist and distinguished Research Professor at York University, and a leading expert in eldercare. She, along with an international team, just published the report “Re-imagining Long-term Residential Care in the COVID-19 Crisis.” We’re going to take a deep dive into that issue. How did we get to this horrible place and what has to change from this point forward?

Plus, Jenni Byrne and Scott Reid are back for The Herle Burly Political Panel. We'll debate the odds of a fall election and the vulnerability that awaits the PM and Premiers as attention shifts to a faltering economy.

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SHOW NOTES:
Today on the pod, David mentioned an earlier podcast interview he had with Sharleen Stewart, President of the Service Employees International Union (SEIU Healthcare) regarding the horrific working conditions of care workers in nursing homes: https://www.theherleburly.com/episodes/2019/4/28/fighting-for-women-in-health-care-with-seiu-healthcare-president-sharleen-stewart

David's Quarantine Book Recommendation this week is Spinwars: Politics And New Media by Bill Fox: https://www.amazon.ca/Spinwars-Politics-Media-Bill-Fox/dp/1552630374

Pat Armstrong is also the author of an important book about the women who work in our nursing homes called Wash, Wear, and Care: https://www.amazon.ca/Wash-Wear-Care-Long-Term-Residential/dp/0773549234

Pat Armstrong + the Political Panel with Jenni and Scott