One country, one standard of care

Pan-Canadian health data and risk-based screening are essential for equitable care.
Implementation matters: why Canada keeps leaving life-saving research on the shelf

If governments want research to improve lives, implementation must be funded, measured, and led—not assumed.
Canada must take lead in fighting health misinformation as vaccine hesitancy rises and U.S. pulls back from WHO, say sector experts

In the face of bad advice coming out of the U.S., Health Minister Marjorie Michel needs to discuss how to best promote facts with federal agencies and departments, according to Canadian Medical Association president Margot Burnell.
AI is already in our clinics, but Canada is failing to train the people who use it

Too many clinicians interact with AI tools without a clear understanding of how they work, what data they rely on, or where their limitations lie.
Canada on path to become a superaged country

To successfully address the pending demographic shift to a superaged society, we need to be nimble and bold.
Canada’s health-care crisis is fuelled by too little public spending, not too much

The federal government must substantially increase public health-care funding, financed by a fairer tax system that asks more from those who can most afford it.
More doctors won’t save us if we keep creating new patients

A sustainable health-care system must pair workforce reform with prevention, and nowhere is the prevention gap more obvious than with smoking and vaping.
A plan to strengthen health care and measure outcomes

Working together, we can examine existing Canada Health Transfers, and look at innovation in the system.
Push-ups for prevention

Canadians are getting a little sweaty this February to promote good mental health.
From promise to reality: scaling innovative housing in Canada

Understanding that factory-built housing is not a panacea for all of Canada’s ongoing housing challenges, a cautious approach is necessary. The government should “look before it leaps,” grounding policy decisions in rigorous, Canada-specific research to understand where these technologies work best.