Dental hygienists have powerful potential to improve oral health care delivery in Canada
Ottawa can better support the oral health care of long-term care residents by implementing national standards and team-based care that includes dental hygienists.
Middle East: a bigger war?
Conflict with Iran could serve the interests of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu very well. For Netanyahu is running out of road.
Are Canadians buying what the Liberals are selling in their pre-budget push?
The massive mountain the feds need to overcome for success is what seems to be an already deeply ingrained frustration with the prime minister, his government, and that carbon price.
Horrendous death of three women brings some action on gender-based violence, but there’s a long way to go
The Ontario government has deeply disappointed anti-violence advocates by refusing to implement the key recommendation from the inquest jury on the murders of Nathalie Warmerdam, Anastasia Kuzyk, and Carol Culleton.
To curb pollution, government should put a price on it, says letter writer
Re: “Trudeau’s carbon tax hike will hurt future generations,” (The Hill Times, March 27, p. 15). Author Kenneth Green claims that the carbon tax will yield no appreciable benefits. If he had challenged the effectiveness of the tax, comparing it to other policies, that would have earned a reader’s respect. Many years ago, the apostle of […]
Defence policy update doesn’t meet the moment
Defence industry players and observers have been eagerly awaiting the Liberal government’s update to the 2017 Strong, Secure, Engaged policy for two years. First promised in the 2022 budget, the update was predicated on the shifting international landscape, noting that “recent events require the government to reassess Canada’s role, priorities, and needs in the face […]
With the world’s attention on Gaza and Ukraine, another conflict rages on forgotten
We are failing the people of Sudan, who have displayed remarkable resilience in the face of tremendous violence.
Electricity system shipwreck on the horizon: Clean Air Alliance rep
Re: “Becalmed: the sailing term as a metaphor for unreliable wind and solar power,” (The Hill Times, March 13). So two writers with deep ties to the nuclear industry think wind and solar will leave us stranded at sea when it comes to reducing emissions in Ontario. These writers have, of course, conveniently forgotten the […]
Profit is not the cure
Canada’s health-care crisis cannot be solved by opening the door to corporate greed.
Canadian writers, visual artists, and publishers need copyright reform now
Collective licensing has been severely eroded over the last decade in Canada. Continued inaction by the government only serves to legitimize a growing culture of taking without paying.
