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...
Single-payer pharmacare is a cure worse than what ails the system: Sean Speer in the Hill Times
A federal intrusion that disrupts coverage for three quarters of the population, requires tax hikes and spending cuts, and leads to less drug...
MLI Formally Announces New Munk Senior Fellow: Shawn Whatley
OTTAWA, ON (November 14, 2018): MLI is pleased to welcome our newest Munk Senior Fellow, Dr. Shawn Whatley. Having served as the past President of...
Mr. Morneau’s “gap filling” approach on pharmacare is the right course: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
Phamacare reform should be surgical and targeted rather than transformative, writes Sean Speer. By Sean Speer, September 28, 2018 There’s tremendous interest in...
Inside Policy: Does Canada need single-payer pharmacare?
OTTAWA, ON (September 24, 2018): With the federal government looking into the possibility of a national pharmacare scheme, MLI has led the debate on...
Let's aim for local over centralized, on health care and more: Sean Speer in the Toronto Sun
The idea that the future will demand greater centralization when technology is enabling unprecedented levels of individual freedom and choice seems patently false,...
National pharmacare a departure from past legal and policy thinking: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
The federal government’s possible foray into pharmacare would represent an unprecedented expansion of Ottawa’s role in Canadian health care, writes Sean Speer. By...
The Past, Present, and Future of Ottawa’s Role in Health Care: New MLI Report
OTTAWA, ON (August 16, 2018): Although most Canadians tend to think of health care as being a responsibility of the provinces and territories,...
Building on what works for pharmacare: Sean Speer for Inside Policy
Instead of a one-size-fits-all government pharmacare model, we should focus on targeted, incremental reforms of the current system, writes Sean Speer. By Sean...
