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Canada Has Its Own Baby Formula Problem
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
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
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
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
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,
Do Lockdowns Actually Worsen COVID-19’s Impact?
In Western Europe, like in Canada, the jurisdictions with the most repressive lockdowns have typically had the higher death rates per case The most mentioned reason for lockdowns has been the protection of health-care systems. The claim is that such protection saves lives. So is it fair to ask how well health systems are performing
COVID-19 has Driven Governments into Debt Traps
Printing money to address short-term needs will only lead to inflation therefore dampening any potential economic recovery The financial consequences of COVID-19 and the shutdown of economies are difficult to evaluate. But some of those consequences have begun to appear and could hinder economic recovery. Inflation is one of these harmful consequences. In the United States,
How to Improve Mental Health Care
Doctors should not be the first contact or the key holders to care
Why Health Care Can’t Change
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