Restrictions on living abroad: the inequality of Canada’s pension portability
The aspect of Canada’s pension system that supports poor seniors pushes some into even greater precarity.
The growing threat of forever chemicals
The transition to natural refrigerants offers a viable way forward, but there is an urgent need for legislative action and improved regulations to accelerate it. This would help reduce dangerous PFAS pollution, and reduce emissions at the same time, a win for both health and the environment.
Canada’s health-care system ‘in a tough spot,’ says Singh
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Canada needs to protect its health-care system. “The reality is our health care system is eroding in a serious way,” Singh told a crowd gathered on Feb. 24 at an Ottawa event for health-care workers, patients, and advocates billed as an effort to “defend and expand public health care and […]
No, becoming the 51st state wouldn’t give us better health care—but Trump knows he’s hitting a nerve
The hard workers who keep the health system running have never been more worried about the future of Canadian health care.
Expanding the Canada Health Act must include mental health and substance use health
Mental health and substance use health are the foundation of economic productivity as well the cornerstone of our health and well-being.
Cancer patients in Canada should not be dying to be a priority
People in Canada living with cancer, and their loved ones, are counting on federal, provincial and territorial health ministers to improve access to timely cancer care and treatment.
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It is time the feds make the long-awaited diabetes device fund a reality
The fund can help alleviate the financial burden weighing on those living with diabetes, and eliminate regional inequities in access.
The future of long-term care in Canada: a call for better care through health equity
Future agreements must require health equity plans with targets for delivering the diverse care needed in each jurisdiction.
Beyond long-term care: Canada’s missing link in seniors’ care
Not all seniors need long-term care, so the federal government must act now to fill this critical housing gap.
