‘Everybody’s going to be at risk’: some public health advocates warn against focusing monkeypox messaging on GBTQ+ men
Canada’s top health officials are urging gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer men to get vaccinated and limit their sexual activity, following the World Health Organization’s declaration on July 23 that the spread of monkeypox was a global health emergency. But concerns are being raised that such messaging could contribute to stigmatization and leave the greater […]
The hunt for interprovincial trade barriers is stalling Canada’s post-pandemic reconstruction
This summer marks the five-year anniversary of the Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA), a provincial pact with the federal government that flies well below most people’s radars. Despite its young age, the agreement is looking like a dusty relic that’s out of place in today’s world. In fact, the deal’s single-minded focus on eliminating so-called […]
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 […]
