Bill VanGorder

Bill VanGorder is chief operations officer of CARP, the Canadian Association of Retired Persons. He has been involved in health advocacy for over 30 years both in his present position and as president and CEO of the Lung Association of Nova Scotia, 28 years with the YMCA, and for the final 12 years as the Atlantic area director for the YMCA. VanGorder 'retired' as CEO of The Lung Association of Nova Scotia almost 15 years ago, but has continued to be an advocate for seniors’ issues and a speaker on retirement planning.

Let’s aim higher for the health care we deserve

HALIFAX—COVID-19 has done many things to us individually and collectively. Perhaps the biggest lesson from the pandemic is the importance of a well-run health

In the year before the pandemic began, Statistics Canada, pictured, reported that 4.6 million Canadians over age 12 (14.5 per cent of us) did not have access to 'a regular health-care provider they see or talk to when they need care or advice for their health.' That’s a basic gap and recipe for a lack of prevention and care for problems when they could be most simply dealt with, and at the least cost. *The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright*

Let’s aim higher for the health care we deserve

Opinion | BY BILL VANGORDER | February 7, 2022

HALIFAX—COVID-19 has done many things to us individually and collectively. Perhaps the biggest lesson from the pandemic is the importance of a well-run health

Let’s aim higher for the health care we deserve

Opinion | BY BILL VANGORDER | February 7, 2022

HALIFAX—COVID-19 has done many things to us individually and collectively. Perhaps the biggest lesson from the pandemic is the importance of a well-run health

Bill VanGorder

Let’s aim higher for the health care we deserve

Let’s aim higher for the health care we deserve

Let’s aim higher for the health care we deserve

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