Measles outbreak is bad, but let’s not forget about TB tragedy too
News agencies in Canada, the United States, and United Kingdom recently reported that there were more than 41,000 cases of measles in Europe in the first half of 2018, and 37 were fatal. This is particularly tragic because vaccines have been available for measles since the 1960s. That said, I wonder why we are not hearing […]
How nursing expertise can make pharmacare better
Before writing a prescription, health-care professionals must complete an exam to determine the patient’s problem. Then they propose a course of treatment and provide clear instructions. The process of developing national pharmacare is no different. The first step is already underway; health-care providers and federal, provincial, territorial, and Indigenous leaders are consulting Canadians to understand […]
Canada can do even more to boost aid to the world’s most needy
This year’s federal budget increased the baseline for humanitarian assistance to $738-million per year. This is very good news. The new base should improve predictability and timeliness in responding to humanitarian crises. More resources should also advance Canada’s efforts to promote gender-responsive humanitarian action in the implementation of the Feminist International Assistance Policy and increase […]
Feds should push TB eradication at upcoming United Nations meeting
Tuberculosis is the world’s leading treatable infectious killer, with millions of sufferers, one-third of which aren’t even diagnosed. At current treatment rates, the global TB epidemic will continue for another 150 years, with an estimated 28 million deaths and a cost of $1-trillion in about the next decade alone. But it doesn’t have to be […]
Chicken farmers care about food safety, think supply management works well
Re: “When our food system fails, who pays the price?” (The Hill Times, July 23, p. 14). This oddly circuitous piece is misleading. It seems like yet another attempt to cut down the hard work of Canadian farmers, their excellent management practices, and their ability to earn a fair wage for their work. The piece also appears […]
Pot industry urges feds to hold off on plan to recover regulatory costs
Marijuana producers are scrambling to convince Ottawa to hit pause on its proposal to introduce a fee to recover costs associated with the legalization of recreational pot, a move that they say should be delayed until the ban has been lifted for some time. The federal government first floated the idea of setting up a […]
Here’s what Canada’s first national anti-poverty plan needs
The time is long overdue for Canada to eliminate poverty. The federal government is set to launch the Canadian Poverty Reduction Strategy (CPRS) in the next few weeks. For anti-poverty groups awaiting the release of the country’s first national plan to address poverty, it is a momentous occasion and the result of years of tireless […]
Politics This Morning: House Immigration Committee to meet on the Hill; Bains, Qualtrough, Garneau in U.K. for aerospace summit; Trudeau expected to shuffle cabinet Wednesday
Good Monday morning, The House Immigration Committee is holding an emergency meeting today on the Hill from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. EDT to discuss the federal government’s response to asylum seekers coming into Canada from the U.S. The meeting will be held in 253-D Centre Block and will be televised. And let the countdown […]
Trudeau must show Canada is part of global fight against TB
Centuries of neglect have transformed tuberculosis, a curable disease, into the biggest infectious killer today, claiming more victims than HIV and malaria combined. Every year, 10 million human beings contract TB. Every year, 1.7 million die of it. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has shown great leadership by promising to end TB in Canada’s North, but […]
Parliament should consider U of O model to support staff
I have read many articles in your publication about a lack of resources or knowledge of resources for parliamentary and political staffers to help them with problems regarding their roles, health, workloads, goals, harassment, professional responsibilities and relationships, stress, and other important matters. While obviously a different context, I wonder if it might be worthwhile […]
