In strengthening Canada’s health care, we must maintain employer-sponsored drug plans
Displacing comprehensive employer-sponsored drug plans with a single-payer universal pharmacare model would have adverse consequences, including reduced coverage, lost tax revenue, slower access to new drugs, and higher costs for employers, unions, and families.
The medical assistance in dying predicament: undermining disability advocacy
The Senate seems to be stuck in the past as their discussions on MAID are obviously deeply rooted in an outdated medical model.
Justice minister is gaslighting about medical assistance in dying
Arif Virani may be justified in presenting his case for further delaying MAID’s planned expansion, but he is not justified in ignoring those who have worked so hard on getting the system ready, writes Alexandra McPherson.
Pollsters skeptical NDP would force an election over pharmacare
Meanwhile, former Liberal staffer Dan Arnold says the government has to decide whether it wants to invest big money into pharmacare versus its other policy priorities in advance of the next election.
Health
It’s time health-care workers learned how to work in teams
We need to reorganize the work of health-care workers to better use their expertise, reduce duplication, and enhance the co-ordination of care experienced outside of hospitals.
Harness the current momentum to shift the health workforce from a position of crisis to one of strength
The government can reframe the issue by focusing on the demand side of work instead of on the domestic supply of labour.
Iiyika’kimaat in Indigenous health: a call for change and empowerment
A physician who witnesses the realities of an often-inadequate health system for Indigenous communities urges the federal government to implement Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action 18-24.
The federal government is failing Canadian health research
Canada risks losing out by inadequately investing in health researchers working to unlock new discoveries.
Why are the Liberals abandoning hungry children across Canada?
The feds have failed to create or allocate funding to a national school food program in recent budgets, despite the urgent and growing need across Canada.
