Many degrees of policy freedom

Although researchers have been warning of the aging of Canada population for decades, governments do not yet have an overarching policy strategy to deal with the profound, long-term socio-economic implications of this demographic shift, let alone its more immediate impact on seniors care. This study by Harvey Lazar is premised on the current imbalance between the demand for and supply of care for seniors, the expectation this imbalance will grow and the need to re-evaluate the federal government policy role in this regard.