Agriculture industry advocates for plan to keep grain moving amid ‘perfect storm’ of challenges
To counter a “perfect storm” of challenges facing a critically important harvest season during a global food crisis, representatives of the agriculture industry say they are bringing a plan to the federal government that aims to keep Canada’s grain supply moving. “From a global perspective, we’re cognizant of the fact that there are some key […]
Monkeypox is a reminder
Monkeypox is very unpleasant and it spreads very fast, but it’s not a real killer: 16,000 cases in 75 countries in just a couple of months is impressive, but there have been only five deaths. Yet the World Health Organization (WHO) has just declared monkeypox a global health emergency, which is a big deal. The […]
COVID already in the rear-view mirror for politicians—and we’re all potential roadkill
CHELSEA, QUE.—We trusted the science, until it got complicated. We revered medical officers of health, like Dr. Bonnie Henry and Dr. Deena Hinshaw, until they seemingly discarded their usual caution and quietly disappeared from public view. We were assured that governments—provincial, federal, municipal—had our backs, until they didn’t. So here we are: in the midst […]
Charting a course for post-pandemic supply chain success
As Canadians, we don’t normally think about or worry about the state of the national supply chain. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, when we went to a restaurant, a grocery store, or used a government service like a hospital or health-care facility, we didn’t think twice if the food we buy or the services we […]
Supply chain resiliency requires a whole-of-government approach
As Canadians know, global supply chains have been hit by a number of supply-and-demand challenges as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, ongoing labour shortages, disruptions caused by extreme weather events, and geopolitical uncertainty stemming from Russia’s unprovoked invasion in Ukraine. As supply chains become increasingly interconnected, it’s more important than ever to ensure ours […]
Supply chains aren’t going to fix themselves
Canada’s supply chain, particularly essentials like food, building materials, and consumer goods, took a beating with unrelenting disruptions that came as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, but more importantly, disruptions that came as a result of Canada’s deep commitment to extended COVID-19 restrictions and lack of agility, dexterity, and preparedness. The initial shock of […]
Health-care advocates, premiers calling for urgent first ministers’ meeting to address challenges facing system’s sustainability
Following a two-day summit by provincial premiers who are calling for more federal health-care transfers to address a system increasingly in crisis, health-care advocates are calling for a first ministers’ conference as an urgently needed next step. “There is an urgency need for the meeting, but an important thing that needs to be considered is […]
‘It’s real, it’s serious, and it’s prevalent’: Parliamentarians, experts call for more funding, research into long COVID
With most public health restrictions across the country already lifted and officials confirming Canada is headed towards, or already in, a seventh wave of COVID-19, Parliamentarians and public health experts are increasing calls for more resources and co-ordination to understand the impacts of “long COVID,” which is likely affecting millions of Canadians. Dr. Kieran Moore, Ontario’s […]
Nova Scotia is the ‘in’ place to be
YARMOUTH, N.S.—Tim Houston is ebullient. “We are rockin’ and rollin’ here. The economy is booming, we have topped up on our immigration numbers the last few years, and people are moving back in droves.” Houston should know, as the tall, personable 52-year old accountant is the premier of this province. He must certainly feel he was […]
Feds should listen to health-care ask to avoid nursing catastrophe
Nothing prepares you for your first serious car accident patient in the emergency room. Or the first time a child dies while you are on duty. I remember a few scenes from early in my nursing career vividly. The trauma is etched into my memory. But before the end of a hard shift, our nurse […]
