Health organizations have questions, but few answers about feds’ new $5-billion Health Infrastructure Fund
The Canadian Association for Long Term Care says it will need an additional 382,400 to 454,000 beds by 2035 to keep up with demand. This is an increase of between 93 per cent and 121 per cent.
Nearly 2,000 jobs and $1.5-billion to be cut across five departments by 2030, PBO analysis shows
The Correctional Service and Fisheries and Oceans are among the five affected, but the Parliamentary Budget Office is now requesting information about how all departments will achieve the projected $60-billion in spending cuts by the end of the decade.
Federal government’s financial reporting is late and misleading
There’s no good reason the federal government cannot—like publicly traded companies are required to—publish its financial statements in three months.
Buried in the MOU: a licence to lie
When our government rewrites truth-in-advertising rules, it not only impairs consumer choice and dupes investors, but it also rigs the market to favour big polluters over genuinely green industries.
Faster payments and true transparency: delivering payments modernization in Canada
The 2025 federal budget was a clear and significant step forward for payments modernization efforts in Canada. The government’s emphasis on bringing greater competition and innovation to the financial sector comes at a crucial moment as people and businesses crave modern services that will help them more easily move and manage their money, both domestically […]
Four key steps can help secure Canadian sovereignty
The government has not defined a clear strategy to build and maintain Canadian ownership of our assets. Combined with the federal budget’s focus on attracting private capital, there’s a real danger that Ottawa will enable a sell-off of Canadian firms to foreign investors.
Lack of primary care so ‘chronic’ that patients don’t even talk about it, says Liberal MP and doctor Powlowski
Two recent surveys find that a significant portion of Canadians do not have access to a primary care provider as governments across Canada attempt to tackle the long-time health human resources shortage.
Budget bill waits for House’s January return as ‘slow’ session comes to a close
The Liberals’ budget implementation bill completed second reading on Dec. 10, and will be considered by the House Finance Committee after the House returns in the new year.
Minister called to de-haze budget math on cuts to veterans’ medical cannabis reimbursement
The proposed $2.50-per-gram reduction in reimbursements could ‘fundamentally change’ veterans’ access to high-quality and affordable products, says Dr. Nick Withers.
Bloc joins push for mandatory labelling of genetically engineered foods
‘We want to know what’s on our plate, we want to know what we’re buying,’ says agricultural critic Yves Perron about the petition he recently tabled calling for labels.
