Canada’s next top doctor must be a ‘focal point’ for public health amid changes in the U.S., concerns about next pandemic
Dr. Theresa Tam has left the job of chief public health officer after eight years. Her successor will have to contend with a change in the U.S.’ public health approach, vaccine hesitancy among Canadians and the need to always be ready for the next global outbreak.
The G7’s HIV/AIDS response wanes precisely when global leadership is required
When G8 leaders came together in 2002, Canada committed to defeat HIV/AIDS. Today, the G7 must reinvigorate its effort to end the pandemic.
The disconnect between climate promise and delivery
Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to cut carbon emissions while expanding fossil fuel energy sources is 100-per-cent contradictory. Canada must move forward on climate, and not backwards, as the Liberal government’s plan suggests.
It’s time for Ottawa to fully fund NIHB program, say Northwest Territories and Nunavut health ministers
Nunavut Health Minister John Main and his Northwest Territories counterpart Lesa Semmler were in Ottawa to discuss viable funding for the federal Non-Insured Health Benefits program, and other changes to other programs funding services for Indigenous People.
From Haiti to the PMO to cabinet: Canada’s new Health Minister Michel reflects on her front-row seat in politics
Before becoming involved in Canadian politics, Marjorie Michel was the daughter of a Haitian prime minister. Politics is ‘not really a privilege, it’s like a duty,’ she says.
From reactive to proactive: Canada’s hidden health-care crisis and why physical activity should be central to policy
As policymakers grapple with immediate crises, they must recognize that our long-term national strength depends on the health and vitality of our citizens. The choice between reactive treatment and proactive prevention will define Canada’s future prosperity and social cohesion.
Health minister says mental health and access to care are on her list of priorities
Health Minister Marjorie Michel says she has been communicating with her provincial and territorial counterparts as she develops a list of policy tasks.
Is Carney’s mandate for technocracy or transformation?
Here lies the Carney paradox: his critique of market fundamentalism has always been more radical than his remedies.
Trudeau era’s ‘activist’ health policy moves likely in the rear-view mirror, say consultants
Major health policy shifts including cannabis legalization and national dental care were introduced by the last Liberal government, but the path forward for this one is expected to be more restrained.
Former NDP MP Julian raises alarm over future of pharmacare program
Former NDP MP Peter Julian says pharmacare, in its current state, was only meant to be the initial step to universal drug coverage, and it’s ‘profoundly disappointing’ the Throne Speech gave ‘clear signalling’ the Liberals have no plans to proceed to the next stage.
