Provincial election debate highlights senior living issues

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Provincial election debate highlights senior living issues

The first debate of the election took place at a long-term care home in Surrey. Potential candidates addressed the shortage of long-term beds, how to engage more care providers and whether they would support fully private beds. Joe Sadowski reports.

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