Provinces should allow other health care options, like duplicate insurance, so patients can access the care they need more quickly Over 660,000 Canadians are waiting for surgery at the moment, with many waiting long months and even years. For these people, each day stuck on a waiting list is 24 more hours of sore knees,
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Canadian Health Care at A Crossroads
on August 1st, 2022
It’s time to stop talking about money and start talking about changing health care It has been a revealing week for Canadian health care and what we have witnessed is not good. In Fredericton, NB, a senior passed away while waiting for care at a hospital emergency department. A witness noted that the man was
Why Health Care Can’t Change
on June 27th, 2022
When it comes to fixing health care, governance matters more than policy Few voters had first-hand experience with hallway medicine or Canada’s world-famous wait times before the pandemic. Lockdowns changed everything. Health policy failure moved from fear-filled headlines into a tangible crisis everyone could feel. Failure begs for better, or even new policy, to fill
Paradox Hotel Vancouver is located in the heart of downtown Vancouver, in the hub of a business district, at 1161 West Georgia Street. This iconic property gives you all the modern and up to date luxury comfort that a 21st Century hospitality setting can offer. This proudly Canadian owned and operated hotel brand, the President &
Canada Has Its Own Baby Formula Problem
on May 23rd, 2022
The largest baby formula plant in Canada, Canada Royal Milk owned by China’s Feihe International, ships all of its products to China Parents of toddlers are concerned about baby formula shortages due to a combination of factors. A major recall in the United States affecting the top manufacturer of baby formula, coupled with supply chain
The Consequences Of The Doctor Shortage In Canada Are Grim
on May 18th, 2022
The evidence is overwhelming: Canada needs more doctors The coronavirus pandemic has accomplished what a multitude of government reports could not – that is, to draw Canadians’ attention to a faltering health-care system characterized by a chronic shortage of beds, overflowing emergency departments, and limited numbers of surgical personnel and operating suites. The flaws have
How To Beat Swimsuit Season Anxiety
on May 11th, 2022
Even if you didn’t meet your weight loss goals… Since January we’ve been bombarded with ads urging us to slim down and “get your body in shape by summer.” “Lose weight by Memorial Day.” While some women manage to meet their weight loss goals in time to feel confident in their swimsuits, the majority of us
Parliament’s Assisted Suicide Review Is A Farce
on May 3rd, 2022
Why is the Trudeau government rushing into an expansion of assisted suicide while so many questions remain? Just six years after legalization, the availability of assisted suicide in Canada is about to expand again. But members of Parliaments and senators who’ll tackle these life-and-death questions don’t have enough time to consider all the weighty matters
Canada’s Health System Repeatedly Fails to Measure Up
on January 11th, 2022
Year after year, results of studies demonstrate that Canada’s health-care system is inferior to similar systems in almost every way As we enter the year 2022, most Canadians will have lived their entire lives under the shibboleth that says we have the best health-care system in the world. Our beloved medicare is universal in scope,
Rents Are Out of Control, But let’s Not Blame ‘The Market’ For Our Woes
Because rent increases are well above wages, entire cities are becoming unaffordable for working familie A new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) shows that rents are skyrocketing in many, if not most, Canadian cities. No surprise there. But this year’s annual report also documents, for the first time, rent increases in