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Tessie Sanci is the executive editor of Hill Times Health, which provides in-depth coverage of federal health policy, and The Lobby Monitor, which covers the federal lobbying industry.

Now-eliminated mental health and addictions cabinet post ‘shone a brighter light’ on issues, but also caused some confusion, stakeholders say

  • The new Liberal cabinet no longer includes a seat for a mental health and addictions minister after former prime minister Justin Trudeau created the
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | May 26, 2025
Health Minister Marjorie Michel, left, is sworn in as a cabinet minister by PCO Clerk John Hannaford, right, on May 13, 2025, at Rideau Hall as Governor General Mary Simon and Prime Minister Mark Carney look on. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

Now-eliminated mental health and addictions cabinet post ‘shone a brighter light’ on issues, but also caused some confusion, stakeholders say

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | May 26, 2025
  • The new Liberal cabinet no longer includes a seat for a mental health and addictions minister after former prime minister Justin Trudeau created the

Now-eliminated mental health and addictions cabinet post ‘shone a brighter light’ on issues, but also caused some confusion, stakeholders say

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | May 26, 2025
  • The new Liberal cabinet no longer includes a seat for a mental health and addictions minister after former prime minister Justin Trudeau created the
Health Minister Marjorie Michel, left, is sworn in as a cabinet minister by PCO Clerk John Hannaford, right, on May 13, 2025, at Rideau Hall as Governor General Mary Simon and Prime Minister Mark Carney look on. The Hill Times Photograph by Sam Garcia

Liberals to push ahead with pharmacare, but program’s fate under Conservatives is unclear

  • Health Minister Kamal Khera highlighted Yukon signing onto the pharmacare deal since Mark Carney became prime minister, saying the Liberal government 'will continue to
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | March 26, 2025
Kamal Khera
Kamal Khera
Health Minister Kamal Khera said that the Liberal Party will continue to focus on delivering diabetes medication and oral contraception that is 'changing lives.' Bilateral deals for pharmacare funding have now been signed by four provinces and territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Liberals to push ahead with pharmacare, but program’s fate under Conservatives is unclear

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | March 26, 2025
  • Health Minister Kamal Khera highlighted Yukon signing onto the pharmacare deal since Mark Carney became prime minister, saying the Liberal government 'will continue to

Liberals to push ahead with pharmacare, but program’s fate under Conservatives is unclear

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | March 26, 2025
  • Health Minister Kamal Khera highlighted Yukon signing onto the pharmacare deal since Mark Carney became prime minister, saying the Liberal government 'will continue to
Kamal Khera
Health Minister Kamal Khera said that the Liberal Party will continue to focus on delivering diabetes medication and oral contraception that is 'changing lives.' Bilateral deals for pharmacare funding have now been signed by four provinces and territories. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘One-off funding announcements’ not the way to fix homelessness and substance use, says Burlington mayor

  • A group representing Ontario’s big cities is calling on the province to appoint a minister to lead a plan to tackle homelessness, mental health,
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | August 16, 2024
Ya’ara Saks
Ya’ara Saks
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks did not reply to a request for comment from Hill Times Health about calls from Ontario’s big city mayors for Ottawa to step up on homelessness, mental health, and substance use. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

‘One-off funding announcements’ not the way to fix homelessness and substance use, says Burlington mayor

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | August 16, 2024
  • A group representing Ontario’s big cities is calling on the province to appoint a minister to lead a plan to tackle homelessness, mental health,

‘One-off funding announcements’ not the way to fix homelessness and substance use, says Burlington mayor

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | August 16, 2024
  • A group representing Ontario’s big cities is calling on the province to appoint a minister to lead a plan to tackle homelessness, mental health,
Ya’ara Saks
Mental Health and Addictions Minister Ya’ara Saks did not reply to a request for comment from Hill Times Health about calls from Ontario’s big city mayors for Ottawa to step up on homelessness, mental health, and substance use. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pharmacare bill and Liberal messaging at odds, confusing stakeholders on vision for ‘single-payer’ system

  • The language in the pharmacare bill is ‘fatally flawed,’ according to pharmacare expert Dr. Steve Morgan.
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 8, 2024
Mark Holland
Mark Holland
Despite the pharmacare bill referencing only a ‘single-payer’ program, Health Minister Mark Holland says people with private insurance for contraceptives and diabetes-related pharmaceuticals can keep their plans following the implementation of national pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pharmacare bill and Liberal messaging at odds, confusing stakeholders on vision for ‘single-payer’ system

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 8, 2024
  • The language in the pharmacare bill is ‘fatally flawed,’ according to pharmacare expert Dr. Steve Morgan.

Pharmacare bill and Liberal messaging at odds, confusing stakeholders on vision for ‘single-payer’ system

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | June 8, 2024
  • The language in the pharmacare bill is ‘fatally flawed,’ according to pharmacare expert Dr. Steve Morgan.
Mark Holland
Despite the pharmacare bill referencing only a ‘single-payer’ program, Health Minister Mark Holland says people with private insurance for contraceptives and diabetes-related pharmaceuticals can keep their plans following the implementation of national pharmacare. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian access to pork insulin at risk if Health Canada adopts 1,400 per cent fee increase, says sole supplier

  • This story is an exclusive from Hill Times Research Health. To find out more, register for a free trial now. A Health Canada decision
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | August 13, 2021
Health Minister Patty Hajdu is facing calls to stop her department from charging Wockhardt UK the standard base fee for importing medicines into Canada. The company was previously subject to a heavily discounted fee to account for its low volume of sales of pork insulin in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canadian access to pork insulin at risk if Health Canada adopts 1,400 per cent fee increase, says sole supplier

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | August 13, 2021
  • This story is an exclusive from Hill Times Research Health. To find out more, register for a free trial now. A Health Canada decision

Canadian access to pork insulin at risk if Health Canada adopts 1,400 per cent fee increase, says sole supplier

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | August 13, 2021
  • This story is an exclusive from Hill Times Research Health. To find out more, register for a free trial now. A Health Canada decision
Health Minister Patty Hajdu is facing calls to stop her department from charging Wockhardt UK the standard base fee for importing medicines into Canada. The company was previously subject to a heavily discounted fee to account for its low volume of sales of pork insulin in Canada. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health Canada’s COVID-19 task force ‘likely working night and day’ as bureaucrats across departments hammer out policy response

  • The global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrated by a “whole-of-government” approach that has captured bureaucrats from many federal departments to form Health
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | April 13, 2020
Health Minister Patty Hajdu provides an update on the government’s COVID-19 response in the West Block on April 2. Behind the scenes, a task force of bureaucrats is working at a ‘hectic’ pace to provide the policy backbone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Health Canada’s COVID-19 task force ‘likely working night and day’ as bureaucrats across departments hammer out policy response

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | April 13, 2020
  • The global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrated by a “whole-of-government” approach that has captured bureaucrats from many federal departments to form Health

Health Canada’s COVID-19 task force ‘likely working night and day’ as bureaucrats across departments hammer out policy response

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | April 13, 2020
  • The global nature of the COVID-19 pandemic is demonstrated by a “whole-of-government” approach that has captured bureaucrats from many federal departments to form Health
Health Minister Patty Hajdu provides an update on the government’s COVID-19 response in the West Block on April 2. Behind the scenes, a task force of bureaucrats is working at a ‘hectic’ pace to provide the policy backbone. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s chief public health officers take centre stage amid COVID-19 crisis

  • Chief public health officers across the country now have a public profile never before seen in this country, thanks to their position as the
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | March 27, 2020
Dr. Theresa Tam and her deputy, Dr. Howard Njoo, have become recurring fixtures in Canadians' lives, thanks to their public-facing role in communicating the feds' response to COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Canada’s chief public health officers take centre stage amid COVID-19 crisis

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | March 27, 2020
  • Chief public health officers across the country now have a public profile never before seen in this country, thanks to their position as the

Canada’s chief public health officers take centre stage amid COVID-19 crisis

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | March 27, 2020
  • Chief public health officers across the country now have a public profile never before seen in this country, thanks to their position as the
Dr. Theresa Tam and her deputy, Dr. Howard Njoo, have become recurring fixtures in Canadians' lives, thanks to their public-facing role in communicating the feds' response to COVID-19 pandemic. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Millennials influence parties’ key policy promises, outreach efforts

  • With millennials making up about one-third of Canadian voters, most political parties have been eager to develop policy platforms and appealing messaging to entice
News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 21, 2019
Thousands of protesters, many of them young Canadians not yet old enough to vote, took to the streets of Ottawa on Sept. 27 to call on political leaders to do more to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia

Millennials influence parties’ key policy promises, outreach efforts

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 21, 2019
  • With millennials making up about one-third of Canadian voters, most political parties have been eager to develop policy platforms and appealing messaging to entice

Millennials influence parties’ key policy promises, outreach efforts

News | BY TESSIE SANCI | October 21, 2019
  • With millennials making up about one-third of Canadian voters, most political parties have been eager to develop policy platforms and appealing messaging to entice
Thousands of protesters, many of them young Canadians not yet old enough to vote, took to the streets of Ottawa on Sept. 27 to call on political leaders to do more to curb greenhouse gas emissions. The Hill Times photograph by Sam Garcia
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