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Tag Archives: Health

Video: How we got in a COVID-19 Fix and how to start to get out

Canada's initial slow approach to the COVID-19 crisis has created an entirely new set of problems and consequences. But what are the next...

April 7, 2020 at 4:35 pm

COVID-19, other rare disorders and the rescue principle: Nigel Rawson and John Adams for Inside Policy

Lower ceiling prices for new medicines will make Canada less attractive as a country for new drugs and vaccines, making access to new...

 

April 6, 2020 at 1:37 pm read more

How we got in a COVID-19 fix and how to start to get out: Shawn Whatley for Inside Policy

COVID-19 has been a stress test for Canadian health care, the economy, governments, and our nation as a whole, writes Shawn Whatley.  By...

 

March 30, 2020 at 5:52 pm read more

Coronavirus crisis poses challenge to Indigenous communities: Ken Coates in Inside Policy

Given the ongoing coronavirus, it is vital, in this instance, that the country work with Indigenous communities to ensure they are protected and...

 

March 20, 2020 at 9:31 pm read more

Asleep at the Switch in a Time of COVID-19 Crisis: Shawn Whatley in the Epoch Times

A unified, practical message in early February would have gone a long way to prepare the public. Instead, according to Shawn Whatley, Canadians...

 

March 18, 2020 at 8:04 pm read more

Coronavirus: What We Need Is Rational Prep, Not Irrational Panic: Shawn Whatley in the Epoch Times

With the coronavirus, just remember to wash your hands, avoid touching your face, eat and sleep well, and get vigorous exercise. Irrational panic never...

 

March 5, 2020 at 7:38 pm read more

We’re moving too fast with too little evidence on Medical Assistance in Dying: MLI commentary by Harvey Schipper

OTTAWA, ON (February 14, 2020): With the federal government set to introduce legislation to expand Medical Assistance in Dying (often referred to as...

 

February 14, 2020 at 6:45 pm read more

Patient hotels: an established transitional solution to overcrowding - Shawn Whatley in the Hill Times

Patient hotels work well in other jurisdictions. They are an old idea that Canada has simply failed consider, writes Shawn Whatley.  By Shawn...

 

February 4, 2020 at 9:57 pm read more

Relaxed Response to Coronavirus Befits State of Canada’s Health Care: Shawn Whatley in the Epoch Times

If the coronavirus sends hundreds of people to hospital, we already know that we do not have anywhere to put them, writes Shawn Whatley. ...

 

February 3, 2020 at 5:06 pm read more

Are We All Socialists When It Comes to Medicare? Shawn Whatley in the Epoch Times

Medicare makes every political party act socialist. Without a government that has the awareness and courage to be something different, we can expect...

 

December 9, 2019 at 8:36 pm read more
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    We could pursue policies that impact a critical U.S. export to Canada: digital services writes Jack Mintz in the Financial Post. Below is...

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    Canadians need Ottawa to work with the pharmaceutical industry, clinicians and patients to improve access to new medicines and vaccines, write Nigel Rawson...

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      OTTAWA, ON (January 19, 2021): With the US presidency about the change hands, many around the world wonder what changes the incoming...

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    Macdonald-Laurier Institute's Pod Bless Canada · The Future of Brexit with Blair Gibbs and Shuvaloy Majumdar In the latest episode of Pod Bless...

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