Pharmacare a ‘housekeeping measure’ for Liberals, while NDP seeks to ‘tell everybody’ about much needed parliamentary win: Nanos
The Liberals’ relative silence on pharmacare in recent days while NDP leader Jagmeet Singh went on the talk show circuit may be an effort to not ‘give too much oxygen’ to a story that could help their partner in the supply-and-confidence deal, said pollster Nik Nanos.
Trudeau government not being honest about true costs of national pharmacare
The government will likely need to borrow to finance any new spending and add more debt, which will result in higher taxes in the future. And yet, pharmacare is being presented to Canadians as if there’s no direct cost to them.
A year later, none of the $1.5B for rare disease has flowed to patients
Further delays risk undermining the health and well-being of the very patients the National Strategy for Drugs for Rare Diseases was intended to assist.
A dire nursing shortage, private-sector windfall profits all part of Ford’s disastrous approach to Ontario health care
Bill 124 contributed to a mass exodus of front-line nurses, creating of a unique opportunity for private-nurse-hiring agencies to realize a huge windfall of public cash.
Canada’s health system needs to be prepared to support the Armed Forces in this time of crises
Maintaining the health of fighting forces is critical to success on the battlefield, so Canada’s system needs to be prepared to support the CAF’s rising health-care needs should hostilities commence.
The case for adding an exemption order to the government’s MAID legislation
We need only look back to previous MAID cases to see why and how to do exemption orders.
New study says long waits for health care in Canada are driven by high demand, not low supply of doctors
A report from Get Well Canada found that the number of physicians—including family doctors—per capita in Canada has been rising steadily despite persistent wait times. One year on from the 2023 health accord, the think tank calls for governments to focus more on investing in wellness instead of medical care.
Investing in the business of health research generates benefits
Health research is not just a funding demand, rather it is a vibrant industry worth investing in.
Debate on whether Senate should block MAID legislation goes to heart of Upper Chamber’s role in our parliamentary system
Two objections to the Senate blocking Bill-62 deserve particular attention, but neither is grounds for the Red Chamber not to block the bill, writes Daphne Gilbert.
MAID expansion advocates have wrongly appropriated the abortion debate
Abortion rights enable women to thrive in a society where they have historically faced inequality and access to safe abortions saves women’s lives. Track 2 medical assistance in dying ends the lives of disabled people, and disproportionately those of women. MAID for mental illness is not a disability right.
