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Tag Archives: health care

MLI names COVID-19 Policy-Maker of the Year: Inside Policy, December 2020

OTTAWA, ON (December 21, 2020): In our December issue, the Macdonald-Laurier Institute normally names the person or institution that has had the greatest impact...

 

December 21, 2020 at 1:00 pm read more

Carrots, Sticks, and Sledge Hammers: William Watson in the Financial Post

Like masks, vaccination creates “positive externalities.” If lots of people resist vaccination, that hurts the rest of us, who might catch the disease...

 

December 1, 2020 at 6:35 pm read more

Webinar Panel Video: A Better Path - Building a world-leading health economy in Canada

 *NOTE: due to technical challenges, a portion of the livestream was lost, particularly the opening remarks from MLI Munk Senior Fellow Richard...

 

November 30, 2020 at 8:28 pm read more

Health care had a better pandemic than economics: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

Economics simply trotted out the same easy-money and deficit-financed policies it has relentlessly pursued since the financial crisis, writes Philip Cross in the...

 

November 24, 2020 at 4:27 pm read more

Measuring Health and Managing Health Care Routinely and in Pandemics: David Zitner for Inside Policy

In the absence of COVID testing capacity, it is important to identify the most common problems in communities and the interventions that are...

 

July 30, 2020 at 7:54 pm read more

Video and photos - Is Donald Trump coming for Canadians' medicines?

An old idea for a short-cut to cheaper medicines in the US seems to be gaining momentum in 2019. President Donald Trump and...

 

October 1, 2019 at 7:44 pm read more

Health Care: The Most Important Non-Issue in Canada’s Election: Shawn Whatley in the Epoch Times

Socialized medicine was sold on the promise to provide care, yet Canada has fallen short of providing timely patient care. Since health care won’t...

 

September 30, 2019 at 3:09 pm read more

Is Canadians’ Pride in Universal Health Care Misplaced? Shawn Whatley in the Epoch Times

Study after study ranks Canadian health care below most other OECD countries. Only fear prevents us from improving our system, writes Shawn Whatley.  By Shawn Whatley,...

 

July 2, 2019 at 4:58 pm read more

Forced Referral and Freedom of Religion Vs Freedom of Conscience: Shawn Whatley in the Epoch Times

Faced with complex problems, we often use simple solutions that satisfy a preconceived narrative of oppression and intolerance. In this case, the courts...

 

May 28, 2019 at 8:52 pm read more

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...

 

March 14, 2019 at 8:15 pm read more
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     MLI research advisory board member Elliot Tepper joined CTV News to discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden. "I think it will be...

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  • Build health care back better: Philip Cross in the Financial Post

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    Patient care and not phoney bureaucratic metrics or political grandstanding about equality has to be the focus for everyone, writes Philip Cross in...

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  • The Liberals went hostile against Big Pharma. Now we’re facing vaccine shortages: Tasha Kheiriddin in the National Post

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    Europeans will wait just one week for their Pfizer shipments to return to normal levels, while Canadians will wait for four weeks, writes...

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    OTTAWA, ON (January 21, 2021): Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor have languished as hostages in China’s brutal prisons for over two years. And...

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  • The yellow badge of Canadian courage: William Watson in the Financial Post

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    For Canadian politicians no profiles in courage are involved in slamming the departing bully Trump. What’s in play instead are easy political points,...

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Local Reaction to an Inauguration like no other: Elliot Tepper on CTV News

 MLI research advisory board member Elliot Tepper joined CTV News to discuss the inauguration of Joe Biden. "I think it will be...

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