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Saturday, March 17, 2012

Cardy Warns Tories Could Cut Corners on Seniors

As the Conservative government rolls out its five-year, long-term care plan for seniors, some are questioning exactly how it's going to save the province money. The Tories say their plan will create354 extra nursing home beds in the province --that's almost 60 more beds than the Liberals freed up in 2009 plan by the previous Liberal government. The conservatives say their plan will also cost 110-million dollars less

NDP Leader Dominic Cardy tells CHSJ news he doesn't know how all that could be possible, and wonders where the money is coming from.

He says the Alward government claims to be making thee savings in mechanical, electrical, and construction areas--and that worries him. Cardy says those aren't areas in which you should be cutting corners.