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Paul-Émile Cloutier is president and CEO HealthCareCAN, the national voice of hospitals and health organizations.

For a world-class health system, Canada needs to think bigger

  • Canada must break down the silos in our health system, adjust our delivery models, modernize physical and digital infrastructure, and support a better flow
Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | November 28, 2022
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters before a Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on Nov. 1. Health-system stakeholders, including governments, are more aligned than ever on the need for change, writes Paul-Émile Cloutier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

For a world-class health system, Canada needs to think bigger

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | November 28, 2022
  • Canada must break down the silos in our health system, adjust our delivery models, modernize physical and digital infrastructure, and support a better flow

For a world-class health system, Canada needs to think bigger

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | November 28, 2022
  • Canada must break down the silos in our health system, adjust our delivery models, modernize physical and digital infrastructure, and support a better flow
Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos speaks with reporters before a Liberal cabinet meeting in the West Block on Nov. 1. Health-system stakeholders, including governments, are more aligned than ever on the need for change, writes Paul-Émile Cloutier. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mental health is health: it’s time we act like it

  • The availability and accessibility of mental health and substance use services across Canada was severely limited before COVID, but the pandemic has been the
Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | October 3, 2022
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured. The Liberal government has recognized the importance of the issue. In its platform for the 2021 election, they committed to establishing permanent, ongoing funding for mental health services under the Canada Mental Health Transfer, with an initial investment of $4.5-billion over five years. It is vital that this money be included in the federal government's 2023 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Mental health is health: it’s time we act like it

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | October 3, 2022
  • The availability and accessibility of mental health and substance use services across Canada was severely limited before COVID, but the pandemic has been the

Mental health is health: it’s time we act like it

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | October 3, 2022
  • The availability and accessibility of mental health and substance use services across Canada was severely limited before COVID, but the pandemic has been the
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, pictured. The Liberal government has recognized the importance of the issue. In its platform for the 2021 election, they committed to establishing permanent, ongoing funding for mental health services under the Canada Mental Health Transfer, with an initial investment of $4.5-billion over five years. It is vital that this money be included in the federal government's 2023 budget. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Pandemic heightens urgency for Canada Health Transfers reform

  • With the federal government having unveiled its spending plan for the coming year, the conversation between the federal government and the provincial and territorial
Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER, RENATO DISCENZA | April 20, 2022
It’s easier for any of us who have been paying attention to see the direct correlation between the level of funding our provinces receive from the federal government and our access to treatments and care that impact our health and well-being, write Renato Discenza and Paul-Emile Cloutier. Pexels photograph by EVG Kowalievska

Pandemic heightens urgency for Canada Health Transfers reform

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER, RENATO DISCENZA | April 20, 2022
  • With the federal government having unveiled its spending plan for the coming year, the conversation between the federal government and the provincial and territorial

Pandemic heightens urgency for Canada Health Transfers reform

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER, RENATO DISCENZA | April 20, 2022
  • With the federal government having unveiled its spending plan for the coming year, the conversation between the federal government and the provincial and territorial
It’s easier for any of us who have been paying attention to see the direct correlation between the level of funding our provinces receive from the federal government and our access to treatments and care that impact our health and well-being, write Renato Discenza and Paul-Emile Cloutier. Pexels photograph by EVG Kowalievska

No more reports: Canada needs a strategy to put health-care innovations into action

  • With Canada’s federal election settled and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals returned to power, the health-care community now waits to see how promises made on the
Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER, NEIL D. FRASER | October 25, 2021
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government committed to several health-care investments in its election platform, including spending to support health-care innovation to the tune of more than $6-billion with commitments to address wait times, improve access to virtual care, commercialize leading life sciences and biomedical research, and support vaccine research. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

No more reports: Canada needs a strategy to put health-care innovations into action

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER, NEIL D. FRASER | October 25, 2021
  • With Canada’s federal election settled and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals returned to power, the health-care community now waits to see how promises made on the

No more reports: Canada needs a strategy to put health-care innovations into action

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER, NEIL D. FRASER | October 25, 2021
  • With Canada’s federal election settled and Justin Trudeau’s Liberals returned to power, the health-care community now waits to see how promises made on the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberal government committed to several health-care investments in its election platform, including spending to support health-care innovation to the tune of more than $6-billion with commitments to address wait times, improve access to virtual care, commercialize leading life sciences and biomedical research, and support vaccine research. Screenshot courtesy of CPAC

Public policy changes needed: hospitals should have access to federal infrastructure funding

  • Over the next decade, the federal government plans to invest $25.3-billion in social infrastructure in communities across Canada—much-needed money to build affordable housing, early
Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | April 16, 2018
Canada's federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, pictured recently in his ministerial office in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Public policy changes needed: hospitals should have access to federal infrastructure funding

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | April 16, 2018
  • Over the next decade, the federal government plans to invest $25.3-billion in social infrastructure in communities across Canada—much-needed money to build affordable housing, early

Public policy changes needed: hospitals should have access to federal infrastructure funding

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | April 16, 2018
  • Over the next decade, the federal government plans to invest $25.3-billion in social infrastructure in communities across Canada—much-needed money to build affordable housing, early
Canada's federal Infrastructure Minister Amarjeet Sohi, pictured recently in his ministerial office in Ottawa. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in health innovation helps Canada’s economy, a no brainer

  • The federal government says it wants to “make Canada a world-leading centre for innovation.” That’s a critically important goal for our country and one
Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | February 26, 2018
Finance Minister Bill Morneau will deliver the federal budget in the House at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Investing in health innovation helps Canada’s economy, a no brainer

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | February 26, 2018
  • The federal government says it wants to “make Canada a world-leading centre for innovation.” That’s a critically important goal for our country and one

Investing in health innovation helps Canada’s economy, a no brainer

Opinion | BY PAUL-ÉMILE CLOUTIER | February 26, 2018
  • The federal government says it wants to “make Canada a world-leading centre for innovation.” That’s a critically important goal for our country and one
Finance Minister Bill Morneau will deliver the federal budget in the House at 4 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 27. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade
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