Seizing the moment to grow Canada’s biomedical research enterprise as the U.S. falters

This opportunity to attract top health research talent to Canada will not last long.
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 make sure we deliver for Canadians.’
Restrictions on living abroad: the inequality of Canada’s pension portability

The aspect of Canada’s pension system that supports poor seniors pushes some into even greater precarity.
The growing threat of forever chemicals

The transition to natural refrigerants offers a viable way forward, but there is an urgent need for legislative action and improved regulations to accelerate it. This would help reduce dangerous PFAS pollution, and reduce emissions at the same time, a win for both health and the environment.
Canada’s health-care system ‘in a tough spot,’ says Singh

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada needs to protect its health-care system. “The reality is our health care system is eroding in a serious way,” Singh told a crowd gathered on Feb. 24 at an Ottawa event for health-care workers, patients, and advocates billed as an effort to “defend and expand public health care and […]
No, becoming the 51st state wouldn’t give us better health care—but Trump knows he’s hitting a nerve

The hard workers who keep the health system running have never been more worried about the future of Canadian health care.
Expanding the Canada Health Act must include mental health and substance use health

Mental health and substance use health are the foundation of economic productivity as well the cornerstone of our health and well-being.
Cancer patients in Canada should not be dying to be a priority

People in Canada living with cancer, and their loved ones, are counting on federal, provincial and territorial health ministers to improve access to timely cancer care and treatment.
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Canada’s G7 presidency is a critical moment to tackle AMR

Often referred to as the ‘silent pandemic,’ antimicrobial resistance is a particularly concerning public health threat.