Opinion
Healthy Debate1dOpinion
To make health care better, we must hold on to our rage
We have perhaps gotten too used to hearing about health care underfunding and staffing issues. But we can't afford to stop talking about it.
Healthy Debate2dOpinion
New models of care are nice but funding is what we need
Primary care and family medicine are intended to be the foundation of Ontario’s health-care system. It should serve as the ...
Healthy Debate3d
Health care and the Canadian election: What experts are hoping to hear
Canadian health-care leaders will be listening closely to what our federal politicians have to say on the campaign trail.
Healthy Debate5d
Protecting the Canada Health Act comes at the expense of patients
The Canada Health Act has become the electrified third rail in Canadian politics – untouchable legislation that is failing us. This antiquated piece of legislation is not only out of step with modern ...
Healthy Debate7d
Doctors fees
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Healthy Debate8d
Preferred pharmacy networks – innovation or inertia?
My favourite band, Rush, released a song called “Freewill” 45 years ago. Geddy Lee probably wasn’t singing about health care, but still managed to nail our whole, if unwritten, national strategy: “If ...
Healthy Debate9d
Canada’s first Clade I mpox case a wake-up call for public health
Canada’s first confirmed case of the Clade I mpox variant raises urgent concerns about our ability to prevent and contain its spread. Although Canada has managed previous outbreaks of pox, a patient ...