Can we afford National Pharmacare and do people want it? Jeffrey Simpson for Inside Policy
Questions need to be raised on the costs of and need for extending public payment for all drugs, writes Jeffrey Simpson. By Jeffrey...
Is Ottawa's Pharmacare Announcement Based on Ideology or Evidence? Sean Speer for Inside Policy
When it comes to pharmacare, policy-makers should focus on a targeted solution for the small yet real share of the population that presently...
Russian disinformation is attacking our democracy and making us sick: Marcus Kolga in the Toronto Star
Threats posed by Russian information warfare require the Canadian government to engage and regulate social media platforms to help protect our elections, democracy...
Pan-Canadian Pharmaceutical Alliance Lacks Transparency and Accountability: Nigel Rawson for Inside Policy
Negotiations to limit drug prices should not limit patients’ access to innovative drugs, writes Nigel Rawson. By Nigel Rawson, February 7, 2019 The...
When the gig economy becomes a public health issue: Linda Nazareth in the Globe and Mail
It is not difficult to imagine a future where income instability results in behaviours that have a negative impact on public health, writes...
The risk of mission creep and the need for review at the Public Health Agency of Canada: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (January 9, 2018): The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has been a part of the Canadian public healthcare system for...
Why More Funding is Not Necessarily Better for Health and Medical Research: New MLI Commentary
OTTAWA, ON (December 20, 2018): A new Macdonald-Laurier Institute report by MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer finds that large spikes in public...
Freeland named MLI Policy-Maker of the Year in December issue of Inside Policy
OTTAWA, ON (December 18, 2018): The Macdonald-Laurier Institute is pleased to name Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland as Policy-Maker of the Year in...
National Pharmacare Panel: Sean Speer at the Empire Club
With the federal government toying with a national pharmacare plan, MLI Munk Senior Fellow Sean Speer spoke at a panel hosted by The...
It's time for the government to stop withholding the truth from smokers: Sweanor and Crowley in the National Post
Good public-health policy empowers people to make better, informed personal health decisions, not punish them, write David Sweanor and Brian Lee Crowley. By...
