Time to act on a national aging strategy for Canada
It’s time to act on a national aging strategy for Canada. New Democrats are proud of our cherished public health-care system, the legacy of Tommy Douglas and his courageous leadership. It was founded on the principle of universality: that all Canadians have access to health care regardless of income or background or where they live. […]
Canada’s frayed health-care system needs a complete rethink, say experts
A frayed health-care system, which is inconsistent across the country and stuck on serving patients in hospitals, needs a complete rethink in order to address the multiple gaps in funding, including in mental health. Raisa Deber, a professor at the Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation in the faculty of medicine at the University of […]
Feds should invest in prevention-based research, say experts
While the federal government has largely shied away from embracing a role in how health care is delivered to Canadians, some experts say there is room for investment in prevention-based research. “We have to embrace that concept,” said Dr. Jeff Turnbull, chief of staff at the Ottawa Hospital, medical director at Ottawa Inner City Health, […]
‘Devil’s in the details’ of Vanessa’s Law, say front line health-care workers
Stakeholders say they are eager for consultations to begin on the new regulatory framework of Vanessa’s Law because many of the law’s details have been left largely up to interpretation or discretion and doctors and nurses want to know what the new powers and responsibilities on adverse drug reactions will mean for front line health-care […]
Vanessa’s Law one of most profound change to Food and Drugs Act in more than 50 years
Our government works hard every day to protect the health and safety of Canadians. I am particularly proud of the passage of Vanessa’s Law in late 2014 that represents the most profound and important changes to the Food and Drugs Act in over 50 years. My colleague Conservative MP Terence Young worked tirelessly to build […]
‘More money is not the solution to challenges in the health-care system’: Minister Ambrose
Canada’s federal Health Minister Rona Ambrose says although the federal government is the “single largest investor in health research and innovation in the country,” money isn’t what is needed to begin tackling the challenges facing the health-care system. Ms. Ambrose pointed to the creation of an advisory panel to examine the state of innovation in […]
Canada to experience sea change in health-care human resources, say experts
Canada will experience a sea change in its health-care human resources as the sector inevitably undergoes a transition toward more home and community-based care and the transition may not be easy, say some health policy experts. “Health has changed, but health care has not changed,” said Dr. Jeff Turnbull, the chief of staff at the […]
It’s election year, only 10 per cent of Canadians feel financially secure
By Craig Worden and Andrew Cardozo The election is approaching and all party leaders are talking about the middle class, growing inequality and growing insecurity. This, while one-in-10 (10 per cent) Canadians feels financially secure, a new Pearson Centre-Pollara survey shows less than four-in-10 Canadians (37 per cent) are “getting ahead, with some savings” […]
Federal science, technology, innovation strategy ‘mostly stale air’
When Oxford dictionaries came out with the 2014 word of the year ‘vape’—to inhale vapour from an e-cigarette—it struck me as an apt metaphor for the revised Science, Technology and Innovation (STI) strategy announced by the federal government in early December 2014 (innovation was now added to the older 2007 science and technology version; a […]
Canada is actively preparing its contributions to fight climate change
Last December, I had the privilege of highlighting Canada’s domestic and international record on climate change in Lima, Peru, at the 20th Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Canada is a country that has always done its part. We remain fully committed to the development of a […]
