Canada needs a complete pandemic preparedness strategy
As another possible pandemic looms, the discovery research engine that will help protect Canadians’ health sputters, stalls, and may fall off the rails.
Non-profit cancer groups covering costs where ‘universal’ health system fails
How do you tell a mother needing life-saving cancer treatment that you can’t help her because the funding simply isn’t there? Or the young man who can no longer work to support himself? What about the university student who has to put her education on hold to cover medical expenses? Or the grandparents who repeatedly […]
We can end the HIV epidemic, but Canada is falling behind global targets
Canada has the resources, the expertise, and the infrastructure to end HIV in our lifetime. Every action, big or small, brings us one step closer to a future where HIV no longer plays a role in the health and well-being of Canadians.
Bridging the gap between science and policy for precision medicine
Canada appears to be held back by policies that are outdated and hinder advancements in public health for its diverse populations.
Canada’s health system has an accountability problem
An accountability mechanism would ensure that health dollars are effectively spent, and that governments achieve the necessary outcomes to ensure Canadians are getting the care that they deserve.
The long-term health toll of Canada’s opioid crisis
While overdoses make the news, the long-term health challenges facing people with opioid use disorder often go unnoticed.
Why is Health Canada pushing MAID misinformation?
Health Canada’s latest report on medical assistance in dying is a public relations exercise, not a meaningful monitoring of MAID.
All I want for Christmas is publicly funded health care
Medically necessary care should be publicly funded for everyone, not just those who choose to pay, or the 25 per cent with private employer-funded insurance. It’s easier than a pony.
A Chrystia carol: House wraps for the holidays as spectre of Freeland’s bombshell resignation haunts Liberal caucus
As the House rises for 2024, Liberal backbenchers get their turn in the spotlight following the fallout from Chrystia Freeland’s cabinet resignation.
Always leave them wanting more: Fraser tops All Politics Poll as he looks to exit federal politics
The results of The Hill Times’ 2024 year-end poll are in. Liberal MP Sean Fraser scores a hat trick and takes the ‘Most Valuable Politician’ title for the second year in a row, while Tory Leader Pierre Poilievre divides respondents.
