No more studies
PARLIAMENT HILL–According to Health Canada, the First Ministers Health Accord marks a turning point in efforts to renew health care for the 21st Century. The official statements call attention to the Health Reform Fund, directed towards primary care, home care and catastrophic drug coverage and the new Canada Health Transfer. In addition, there are additional […]
A Health Council to earn the trust of Canadians
PARLIAMENT HILL–The clock is ticking. The First Ministers agreed in the Health Accord on Feb. 5 that within three months we would have the much-anticipated Health Council of Canada. We are, however, justifiably concerned. As recently as Dec. 6, 2002, health ministers declared that such a council was unnecessary. The death-bed conversion of the First […]
Moving forward with healthcare reform
PARLIAMENT HILL–In a number of critical regards, the First Ministers’ Accord on health care, along with the federal budget of February, 2003, mark the beginning of a new phase in the evolution of Canada’s healthcare system. We have come to the end of a period of intensive inquiry into what should be done to solidify […]
Eves blasted for lack of Parliamentary respect
KINGSTON, ONT.–Betty Boothroyd is not amused. Reached in London, the home of the Mother of All Parliaments at Westminster, Ms. Boothroyd, who is “the Baroness Boothroyd of Sandwell” now, and at the House of Lords to boot, says she knows full well what would happen if a British Chancellor of the Exchequer tried to pull […]
Listen to the people, do the right thing PM
PARLIAMENT HILL–As we count down the days and months before Jean Chretien leaves office as Prime Minister and Paul Martin takes over, a major challenge faces both men. Will Chretien’s legacy be the weakening and dismantling of medicare, our universal public healthcare system, aided and abetted by the massive funding cuts by Paul Martin? Or […]
Cataclysmic news events
TORONTO–The 1991 Gulf War began in the skies over Baghdad on a Saturday night, mid-way through the first period of Canada’s Holy Grail — Hockey Night in Canada. What did the CBC do? It immediately broke away from the action on the ice to the action in the other arena. About 10 minutes later, it […]
Alliance predicts ‘chill’ between Canada-U.S.
OTTAWA–Canada’s highly-important bilateral relationship with the United States won’t be negatively effected despite the escalating political disagreements and rhetoric between the two countries over the U.S.-led war against Iraq, say Liberal and liberal-minded Parliamentarians. But Parliament Hill is definitely torn. The Canadian Alliance and the federal Tories believe Canada should support the United States, while […]
Caring for the health needs of veterans: Veterans Affairs Canada is a pioneer in the field of home care
PARLIAMENT HILL–Veterans Affairs Canada’s mission is to provide exemplary service to all of our clients, both the elderly war-service veterans and the younger Canadian Forces veterans, including still-serving members, and their families. We accomplish this, in part, through our health care and services programs such as the Veterans Independence, Residential Care, and Treatment Benefits programs. […]
Copps says Canada-U.S. friendship ‘deep and wide’
PARLIAMENT HILL–Federal Liberal leadership candidate Sheila Copps says the Canada-U.S. relationship is “deep and wide enough to withstand” the fact that Canada has opted out of the U.S.-led war in Iraq. “We have had tough words on many sides, but the reality is that the relationship is deep and wide enough to withstand those words […]
Iraq war dominates agenda on the Hill
OTTAWA -With Parliament Hill gripped by the events in Iraq, backbench MPs from both the government and opposition benches expressed concerns over the way the war has overshadowed all other Parliamentary business. Opposition MPs are especially fretful the war in Iraq would create an environment where the government can act unchecked. Last week, debate on […]
