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U.S. trade policy has been geared to the absurd assumption that drug prices are “low” in the rest of the world because of high U.S.…

U.S.-style health care has come to Canada, but the federal government is not enforcing the Canada Health Act

A tool to answer the question of what happens to people while they are forced to wait—and who absorbs the resulting harm, work and cost?

The federal government commissioned an industry-dominated task force on the pharmaceutical sector

The care economy is fundamental to a truly inclusive, sustainable and economically prosperous country.

Remarks from Steve Staples at the Manitoba Health Coalition fundraiser in Winnipeg.

B.C.’s political parties offered policy ideas, but most fall short of proposing a comprehensive solution to what ails the health care system

The Ontario government favours for-profit delivery of surgeries and medical imaging, but the evidence shows this isn’t good health policy

The benefits of single-payer medicare are undeniable. Alberta’s reforms upend the economic benefits of public health insurance

The private lab—owned by a U.S. corporation—oversaw a relative drop in workers’ wages. Manitoba stepped in on the side of the company.

A budget that makes Canada stronger by committing to solidarity and dignity for all

This fall, Alberta’s new two-tier health care system takes effect.
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