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Vitals check: Restoring provincial health spending in Manitoba
Health care spending in Manitoba has increased substantially since 2023, but it will take more to recover from years of underfunding
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Deaths following paid-plasma donations demand inquiry
Two Winnipeg deaths following paid-plasma donations at for-profit centres give urgency to provincial and federal responses
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Fact check: Alberta’s new two-tier system is not “European” health care
The Alberta government is engaged in the most significant challenge to single-payer health care in Canada since the creation of public medicare
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The last mile: Provincial child care expansion at the five-year deadline
Child care has become more accessible over the past five years but finding affordable spaces is still a frustrating experience for many parents
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Mortality and health care privatization: A comparison between countries
Privatization is deadly. Canada needs to learn from other countries and focus on public health care instead.
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Are the kids alright? Low-income and food insecurity rising among Ontario’s children
While the recent provincial election sparked numerous debates about the future of Ontario, one issue remained notably absent: the well-being of Ontario’s children.
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How Health Canada can improve transparency in drug inspections
We all want to be sure that when we take medications, they have been manufactured under what are commonly known as Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP).…
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Mapping Colonial Harms
Social emergencies on Manitoba First Nations are not unforeseen circumstances, predictable events that are rooted in colonial conditions.
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Funding peer support for mental health should be a key component of a national strategy
The federal government hasn’t fulfilled its promises on mental health. It should immediately scale up funding for peer support services
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What a vote for health could mean for Canada: A health care provider’s platform analysis
Dr. Jonathon Herriot is a Family Physician in Toronto and one of the Co-Chairs of Health Providers Against Poverty, a non-partisan coalition of health providers…
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