Health care, retail trade and education/social assistance sectors especially hard hit The labour market for women in Canada has been in flux since the pandemic began, hitting some women harder than others. High demand for workers and high vacancies in many industries have pushed up wages in several select occupations, including professional services and information
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A Christmas Wish List to Fix Our Health Care Crisis
on December 26th, 2022
Any ‘ tweaking’ by government could lead to unintended consequences Conservative leaders seem loath to mention health care in equal measure to journalists’ delight in raising it. John Ivison, a columnist at the National Post, took a stab at federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre last week: “You simply can’t aspire to be prime minister of Canada today
Canada Can’t Afford its Current Approach to Health Care
on June 30th, 2021
But if the past 50 years offers a guide, expect planners to manage the current backlog according to the same old arguments
Money Targeted for Health Better Spent on Social Programs
on May 14th, 2018
Why? Expenditure on social services mitigate the factors that lead to these poor health outcomes, thereby reducing the need for health care It’s budget season and Canadian provincial governments are continuing the tradition of spending more on health care than any other single portfolio. But that money is misspent. For example, Alberta spends almost half
Health-Care Is Stuck in a Decades-old Communication Model
on February 9th, 2018
Patients want to book appointments online, track the status of their referrals and access their records. That all requires political leadership Technology has revolutionized how we live, play and work. We don’t think twice about using an app to make a restaurant reservation, track a parcel’s expected delivery date online or ask an online agent
Waiting For Emergency Care – How Long is Too Long?
on April 16th, 2017
New study sheds light on an old problem in Canada’s hospitals and suggests that strategies to shorten wait times should be considered Canada’s emergency departments are very busy. Every year, Canadians make about 16 million visits to emergency rooms and more than one million Canadians are admitted to hospital through emergency departments. Given how complex
Health System Ignores Frail Canadians When They Need Help Most
on October 30th, 2016
It’s time we improved the quality and quantity of care for frail Canadians – and improved the health system for everyone in the process Canada’s health system too often fails to deliver the complex care that frail patients need between urgent health events. When a frail older patient has an acute health crisis in Canada,
Electronic health care a direct shot in arm for the economy
on October 19th, 2012
When assessments are made of Canada’s health care system, they often focus on the quality of treatment, cost per patient and outcomes. While such criteria are vitally important to consider, one other critical factor needs to be added to the equation – the potential economic benefits of adopting best practices used in other jurisdictions.
Canada Health Act is a barrier to reform
on July 10th, 2012
Immediate economic concerns such as the threat of another recession, U.S. economic sluggishness, and the ongoing European crises continue to preoccupy Canadians. These issues should not, however, prevent the federal government from continuing reforms to one of the country’s principal longer-term problems: Health care.
Canada Needs to Become Trump Proof, Not Trump Worthy
Blind alignment with Trump’s policies will cost Canada dearly. We must chart a course to withstand U.S. political instability Since Nov. 6, when it became clear that Donald Trump had won the U.S. presidency for a second time, Canadians have been swamped by hot takes about what it could mean for us. The speculation has