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It will be months — if not longer — before the public gets to see a consultant’s report on the province’s ambulance system.

Alan Abbott, 86, wanted to live out his days in a personal care home in Winnipeg. But he never got admitted to one. Instead, his daughter says he died in pain after being shuffled between four hospitals and a health care centre — in a period of just under four months — before his death in November.

"It used to be high school students would take courses and become lifeguards, but it's no longer the case," says one Quebec City pool director who was forced to cancel adult swim classes this fall for want of qualified staff.