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Mark Manger is associate professor of political economy and global affairs at the Munk School of Global Affairs and Public Policy at the University of Toronto.

Sweden’s COVID-19 crisis is a care home crisis, and so is ours

TORONTO—“The Swedish experiment has failed,” countless headlines admonished us. Sweden has a higher COVID-19 death rate relative to its population than its neighbours, almost

Opinion | BY MARK MANGER | August 17, 2020

It took the Canadian Forces to bring the horrendous conditions to light. Painful as it may be, let us not take our gaze off too quickly. Could we hold those responsible to account? When we are emerging from the pandemic, can we start thinking in earnest about how we pay for decent standards of care in an aging society? Not only will most of us grow old in future, but we owe it to our elders in the present, writes Mark Manger. Photograph courtesy Cpl. Myki Poirier-Joyal/DND?Canadian Forces

Sweden’s COVID-19 crisis is a care home crisis, and so is ours

Opinion | BY MARK MANGER | August 17, 2020

TORONTO—“The Swedish experiment has failed,” countless headlines admonished us. Sweden has a higher COVID-19 death rate relative to its population than its neighbours, almost

Sweden’s COVID-19 crisis is a care home crisis, and so is ours

Opinion | BY MARK MANGER | August 17, 2020

TORONTO—“The Swedish experiment has failed,” countless headlines admonished us. Sweden has a higher COVID-19 death rate relative to its population than its neighbours, almost

It took the Canadian Forces to bring the horrendous conditions to light. Painful as it may be, let us not take our gaze off too quickly. Could we hold those responsible to account? When we are emerging from the pandemic, can we start thinking in earnest about how we pay for decent standards of care in an aging society? Not only will most of us grow old in future, but we owe it to our elders in the present, writes Mark Manger. Photograph courtesy Cpl. Myki Poirier-Joyal/DND?Canadian Forces

Sweden’s COVID-19 crisis is a care home crisis, and so is ours

TORONTO—“The Swedish experiment has failed,” countless headlines admonished us. Sweden has a higher COVID-19 death rate relative to its population than its neighbours, almost

Opinion | BY MARK MANGER | August 17, 2020

It took the Canadian Forces to bring the horrendous conditions to light. Painful as it may be, let us not take our gaze off too quickly. Could we hold those responsible to account? When we are emerging from the pandemic, can we start thinking in earnest about how we pay for decent standards of care in an aging society? Not only will most of us grow old in future, but we owe it to our elders in the present, writes Mark Manger. Photograph courtesy Cpl. Myki Poirier-Joyal/DND?Canadian Forces

Sweden’s COVID-19 crisis is a care home crisis, and so is ours

Opinion | BY MARK MANGER | August 17, 2020

TORONTO—“The Swedish experiment has failed,” countless headlines admonished us. Sweden has a higher COVID-19 death rate relative to its population than its neighbours, almost

Sweden’s COVID-19 crisis is a care home crisis, and so is ours

Opinion | BY MARK MANGER | August 17, 2020

TORONTO—“The Swedish experiment has failed,” countless headlines admonished us. Sweden has a higher COVID-19 death rate relative to its population than its neighbours, almost

It took the Canadian Forces to bring the horrendous conditions to light. Painful as it may be, let us not take our gaze off too quickly. Could we hold those responsible to account? When we are emerging from the pandemic, can we start thinking in earnest about how we pay for decent standards of care in an aging society? Not only will most of us grow old in future, but we owe it to our elders in the present, writes Mark Manger. Photograph courtesy Cpl. Myki Poirier-Joyal/DND?Canadian Forces