ization of state assets and private initiative. AKEL supported Stavros Malas, Christofias’ health minister. Malas urged voters to judge him by his own proposals rather than by Christofias’ record. He too supported the bailout but opposed austerity. The social democratic EDEK supported Giorgos Lillikas, a former foreign minister. Lillikas opposed austerity and the bailout, contending that Cyprus could save itself by using new natural gas reserves to replenish its coffers.
Nicos Anastasiades built a towering lead in the first round, but fell short of winning the presidency by the first round as some initial exit polls had indicated. Anastasiades’ campaign has seen his strong showing as an endorsement of its pro-bailout and pro-austerity stance, a result which is likely to be welcomed in Berlin and Brussels as well.
Both Malas and Lillikas, left-wing anti-austerity candidates, did relatively well (slightly higher than in the last polls). Their combined strength means that the runoff will be significantly closer than the first round, even if Anastasiades likely remains the favourite against the candidate of an unpopular outgoing government. But the strong combined support for both Malas and Lillikas, weighing over 51% of the vote, shows that Anastasiades’ pro-bailout and pro-austerity position is not universally popular, far from it.
The official website provides results by district and by municipality. Anastasiades performed best in Ammochostos/Famagusta district, most of which actually part of the Turkish north. He won 55.7% in the Greek part of that district, which includes the popular resort towns of Ayia Napa and Paralimni (where he won over 70%). Anastasiades also performed well in Limassol district, taking 46.2%, and in Lefkosia/Nicosia district (45.1%). Malas did best in Larnaca district, AKEL’s traditional base, taking 33% against 45.5% for Anastasiades. Lillikas performed best in the western district of Paphos, where he placed second with 36.1% against 38.4% for Anastasiades. Anti-reunification president Tassos Papadopoulos had performed best in Paphos district in his unsuccessful reelection bid in 2008.
The runoff will be held next Sunday (February 24). It promises to be slightly more nail-biting than the predictable first round, although Anastasiades should be considered the favourite.
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CenturyLink Services SupportThe committee met at 1605 in committee room 1.
The Chair (Mr. Shafiq Qaadri): Colleagues, welcome to the Standing Committee on Social Policy. As you know, we’ve had a special notice of motion filed by Ms. Witmer. I would invite her to please begin that in a moment.
I’d just advise the committee that standard practice is to divide evenly amongst the parties the 30 minutes that we have allocated here. If that’s agreeable or not, we can debate, but I’d invite Ms. Witmer to begin the motion.
Mrs. Elizabeth Witmer: Under standing order 126(a), I move that the Standing Committee on Social Policy immediately undertake a comprehensive study of living conditions at seniors’ homes, including nursing and retirement homes, and report back to the Ontario Legislature with recommendations on what measures should be taken to improve these conditions for Ontario seniors. The study conducted by the social policy committee will include a briefing by ministry officials and appearances from witnesses with insight into the matter.
I ask that the social policy committee hold an immediate 30-minute debate under standing order 126(b) at the next available committee hearing date and time, Tuesday, October 5, 2010, at 3:45 p.m. or following routine proceedings in the House.
The Chair (Mr. Shafiq Qaadri): This motion is now in effect. The 30-minute clock starts running now. Ms. Witmer, I offer you the floor for 10 minutes.
Mrs. Elizabeth Witmer: Regrettably, last week we once again became aware of some of the unbearable conditions under which seniors in this province live.
I would submit to you that at the current time, this government has not provided the resources or come up with a plan to accommodate our aging population. So, today, we have no idea as to when and where the long-term-care beds will be located that are going to be required for the 24,000 people who are currently on the waiting list. We have only 77,000 nursing home beds in our province, and we have 24,000 people waiting. In my own community alone, we have 2,000 people waiting.
What is happening with these people? We know that some of them are going to retirement homes. We have 40,000 other seniors who are living in about 600 retirement homes. But I would submit to you that not all of the individuals who are seeking accommodation there should be there, because many of these individuals require full-time nursing support. But they have nowhere else to go, and families don’t know what to do with their mothers and their fathers.
Again, this has happened because this government has not recognized that we have a growing elderly population. The last time we saw a plan for this growing elderly population was in 1998, when our government announced an additional 20,000 long-term-care beds for this population.
Currently in the province of Ontario we have an overburdened elder care system. As a result, people are ending up in retirement homes, and not all of these homes are members of the Ontario Retirement Communities Association. As a result, we are finding that some of these homes are not providing the care that is required for these elderly individuals. We continue to hear horror stories of seniors who are suffering from dementia sitting in feces-filled diapers, bathrooms without toilet paper or clean towels, bad food, broken appliances and workers who are underpaid and stressed.
We are passing this motion today in order that we can, once and for all, address the needs of our growing aging population and to ensure that anyone who’s living in these homes or living elsewhere can be treated with the dignity and the respect that they deserve. I believe it is extremely important that we, today, adopt this motion and that we report back to the Legislature with measures, because we can no longer delay. These people have been waiting now for seven years for a plan of action and we just don’t see any. We have to make sure there’s oversight, inspection and that these people are treated with dignity and respect.
The Chair (Mr. Shafiq Qaadri): Thank you, Ms. Witmer. You still have six minutes, if you’d like to make any further comments.
“I am writing to you today on a matter of great urgency and great