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Originally Posted by PeteMoss
How much would it cost?
Would the $1.5 billion dollars in dividends they've paid out cover it?
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Not even close.
As of 2016, there were an estimated 564,000 Canadians with dementia. By 2031, that number is expected to rise to 937,000. The combined cost to the public health care system and out-of-pocket caregiver expenses in 2016 amounted to $10.4 billion. By 2031 that figure is expected to increase to $16.6 billion.
And that's just for dementia. It doesn't include any of the other health conditions seniors need care for, or the residents in care homes who don't suffer from dementia (which is most of them).
https://www.canada.ca/en/public-heal...ty-canada.html