As an emergency room doctor, I watch seniors decide between groceries and blood pressure pills; I see new immigrants ration insulin. In a country as wealthy and compassionate as Canada claims to be, t...

Several times a week, a man comes to the busy ER in Toronto where Dr. Bernard Ho works — and the doctors treat him, despite the fact that they’re not being paid for it. The Ontario Medical Association...

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The agreement will see more than $219-million given to Manitoba over four years and residents are expected to begin receiving coverage in June

Statement from the Minister of Health on the Canada Health Act

Statement from the Minister of Health on the Canada Health Act

Researchers reviewed the benefits, practicalities, and harms of masks and masking, finding that masks are effective in reducing respiratory disease transmission despite some adverse effects, and empha...

The understanding of the role of climate change in worsening health outcomes and social disparities is growing, highlighting poverty as a key factor a…

Doug Ford’s decision to close nearly half of Ontario’s supervised consumption sites will lead to increased demands on our already overtaxed emergency rooms

Private workplace insurance is extensively subsidized by the federal government, and all provincial governments except Quebec. Public subsidization occurs through an income tax exemption, specifically...

Critics say the situation in Quebec should act as a warning of what could happen elsewhere in Canada if incremental steps in the direction of privatization are allowed to add up to giant leaps.

Critics say the situation in Quebec should act as a warning of what could happen elsewhere in Canada if incremental steps in the direction of privatization are allowed to add up to giant leaps.

In Ottawa, representatives from two public health-care lobbying groups call on the federal government to do more to protect Medicare from privatization. Speaking with reporters are Melanie Bechard, ch...

Our enlightened approach to drug treatment and overdose prevention is facing a backlash, but we can’t stop here

A limited national pharmacare plan passed into law recently, but so far it is only a small step toward universal, comprehensive, public drug coverage.

In 2019, the UCP government launched an initiative to allow private clinics to offer publicly funded surgeries and procedures. The goal was to tackle long wait times for things like hip and knee replacements and cataract surgeries. But one researcher questions if outsourcing surgeries is working. Andrew Longhurst is a health policy researcher at Simon Fraser University in B.C.