If polling reveals priorities, then it's doesn't seem this PM is thinking very much about health or social care.

globalnews.ca/news/1139186...

Transforming robots from outer space, family medicine & grocery stores.

This was nice change of pace & good to 🤓-out on cartoons!

www.doctorvscomedian.com/e/episode-21...

Great new paper from a Canadian-led team, on global efforts regulating private equity in health care.

www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Pyrrhic victory.

via the BC Health Coalition, on reclaiming lab testing from a US takeover -

New campaign from @cfnu.bsky.social to put healthcare back on the Leaders’ Debate agenda.

win.newmode.net/cfnu/putheal...

Very glad to see this overdue needed interpretation letter on the radar of @cmadocs.bsky.social & @jossreimer.bsky.social.

@nicktsergas.ca's full interview, including building out primary care: canadahealthwatch.ca/2025/01/02/c...

We can do it.

We underspend versus peers. We have the space to match funding with a plan for an exciting vision of primary care that not only expands access for everyone, but provides high quality care.

Lets build a healthcare system with word-class primary care as its cornerstone.

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But we need to act fast.

Family doctors are burnt out, retiring early and/or leaving comprehensive primary care all together.

Only ~20% of people have access to a team. And we our underperforming on access to care.

(ok, so not a short thread, but almost there!)

8/

This was the Tommy Douglas 'Medicare 2.0' model from over 50 years ago. At dawn of the antibiotics era, "Swift Current Health Region #1" gave us an early example.

The building blocks still exist today.

More family doctors are working in team-based models & they work better.

7/

In the midst of Marshall Ganz’s new book. This passage, on building from experiences, not categories, feels like it meets the moment -

We are not the United States, but Canadians coming to grips with a changed America, would do well to read this.

If nothing else, as way to respond to our own domestic grievances.

In my office between patients, thinking a lot about this today.

This landmark project on primary care is making national headlines for good reason.

The 'Our Care Standard' is our new measure for what an excellent primary health care system should look like.

Check it out: www.ourcare.ca/adopt-the-st...

What to make last week's Pharmacare announcement?

I shared my analysis with CBC, to listeners of Here & Now:

www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Quick threaded summary below:

Despite having some of the highest drug costs in the world, Big Pharma invests little in Canadian R&D.

Don't believe the hype and don't be bullied into accepting political justifications for unfair drug prices.

#cdnpoli #cdnhealth

New Pharmacare one-pager from Canadian Doctors for Medicare, including Universal Single-Payer vs Fill-The-Gaps:

assets.nationbuilder.com/cdm/pages/10...

A good day to send some urgent emails to the feds.

How about you?

Justin Trudeau: justin.trudeau@parl.gc.ca

Chrystia Freeland: chrystia.freeland@parl.gc.ca

Mark Holland: mark.holland@parl.gc.ca