Recent health spending comes from Trudeau era, but fits with current Liberal focus on health prevention, lowering costs, consultants say
The Nov. 4 budget and this week’s health ministers’ meeting are the Carney government’s chance to communicate a distinct health policy agenda.
Climate action is crucial for Canadians’ health
At a time when climate-driven hazards are already imposing escalating health impacts, the Carney government should adopt a clean energy transition as a nation-building project, say officials from the Registered Nurses’ Association of Ontario.
Jordan’s Principle isn’t a ‘program’—it’s a legal duty
If the federal government publishes tight service standards, merges duplicative forms, pays on time, and reports honestly, families and front-line clinicians will feel the difference within weeks.
Mental Health Policy Briefing
Governments are still failing Canadians on mental health and substance use health care
Canadians deserve more than promises—they deserve access, investment, and
accountability.
Your humanoid robot will see you now
Reports of ‘AI psychosis’ where individuals develop delusions involving chatbots or perceive the technology as communicating directly with them underscore the new psychological risks introduced by these tools.
The agreeable ghost: why AI’s quick fix is destroying our emotional resilience
We must commit to building a future where technology serves and does not subvert our most urgent human need for emotional resilience.
Seizing the promise of AI for mental health care in Canada
As Minister Evan Solomon redevelops Canada’s AI strategy, mental health care must be recognized as a critical arena for responsible innovation.
Healing intergenerational trauma and mental health for Indigenous Peoples in Canada
The mental health of Indigenous Peoples is not only an Indigenous issue. It is a Canadian issue and a global issue as Indigenous knowledge is the knowledge of our world.
When therapy harms and the system fails, survivors turn to AI
Survivors of therapy harm have increasingly turned to AI, finding it responsive, safe, and more effective than traditional therapy. The question for Parliament is whether Canada will continue to look away, or whether it will recognize that therapy abuse as a systemic issue, enforce real accountability, and ensure the survivor voice in AI.
