Troops Could Be Called to Testify in Lawsuits Against Long-Term Care Homes

Troops Could Be Called to Testify in Lawsuits Against Long-Term Care Homes
Members of the Canadian Armed Forces in a file photo. Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press
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OTTAWA—Members of the Canadian Armed Forces working inside long-term care homes could find themselves testifying about the state of those facilities in relation to lawsuits against the institutions.

The unusual scenario follows the deployment of hundreds of service members in April and May to more than two-dozen nursing homes in Ontario and Quebec hit hard by COVID-19.