Instead of pharmacare, Canadians need faster drug-approval timelines
Patients in Canada wait longer than most of our peer countries to access fewer medicines.
Robust federal leadership needed for health workforce data collection and planning
We need an integrated national plan based on robust data that includes regulators working alongside provincial governments.
Provinces and territories must work together to eliminate barriers for persons with disabilities: report
Fragmented disability policies impede people from accessing necessary programs and services, and lead to inequities.
Driving Canadian innovation in cancer treatment: a win for patients and the economy
Canada can deliver groundbreaking therapies to patients more quickly, reduce health-care costs, and drive economic growth by fostering a robust domestic life sciences sector.
Understanding the complex challenges faced by Canada’s aging population
The National Institute on Ageing’s annual survey should serve as a call to action to address inequalities for the most vulnerable populations.
Canada’s political parties need to get back to the basics on human rights
Federal candidates have the unique opportunity to make the Canada Disability Benefit a cornerstone of their platforms.
Getting back on track with childhood vaccinations
To ensure the next generation is strong and healthy, it is imperative that we immunize our youth today. Vaccines save lives, and the next life saved could be a child you love.
Dear future prime minister, here’s a common-sense solution to food insecurity
Nearly a quarter of avoidable food waste is caused by misinterpreting best-before dates. Health Canada could support public campaigns educating consumers and businesses about date labelling.
Liberals’ legacy of legalized cannabis at risk as hopes for tax relief ‘slim to none’ before next election: industry
The inability to commit to a nationalized excise stamp in the fall economic statement is ‘baffling,’ says Cannabis Council of Canada president Paul McCarthy.
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.
