OTTAWA — Le financement fédéral insuffisant et le manque d’inspecteurs de sécurité mettent en danger les employés dans le secteur des lieux de travail sous réglementation fédérale, selon une étude rendue publique aujourd’hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives.
Health, health care system, pharmacare
OTTAWA—Federal underfunding and understaffing of safety inspectors are putting employees in federally regulated workplaces sector in harm’s way, says a study released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives.
“This 2nd Edition of the Social Determinants of Health in Manitoba is a timely reminder that the health of people is determined more by economic and social inequality than by germs and diseases. In keeping with the 1st Edition, this is an excellent collection of papers by experts in the field.” — John Loxley, Professor of Economics, University of Manitoba
By some estimates, health care expenditures will account for about 80 percent of provincial program spending by 2030. This means fewer dollars for other priorities. With a problem this big, it’s important to get the diagnosis right.
Many on the right would have us believe that it’s our public health care system causing expenditures to increase, but that’s nothing more than a corporate fantasy. It’s been well documented that public delivery is far more efficient than the private alternative.
The Harper government has a two-fold strategy to undermine Medicare. One part of the game plan is to underfund Medicare creating “shortages” over the medium run without making a politically unwise frontal attack against the not-for-profit publicly funded and organized health care system cherished by Canadian citizens.
OTTAWA – Dès novembre 2015, la Cour suprême de la Colombie-Britannique commencera à entendre une contestation de la Medicare Protection Act (MPA) de la province qui, si elle est couronnée de succès, aura des répercussions sur tous les Canadiens de chaque province et territoire, affirme‑t‑on dans un rapport dévoilé aujourd'hui par le Centre canadien de politiques alternatives (CCPA).
This report examines recent attempts by private sector advocates to challenge the right to universal public health care in the courts, with a focus on the current Charter challenge before the B.C. Supreme Court, led by Brian Day's Cambie Surgeries Corporation, where plaintiffs are asking the Court to legalize extra-billing, user fees and private insurance. It reviews the evidence on the impact of for-profit providers and payers on wait times and looks at the potential consequences a successful bid could have on Canada's most valued and cherished public program.
Dès Novembre 2015, la Cour suprême de Colombie-Britannique entendra une contestation en vertu de la charte sans précédent contre le système public de soins de santé du Canada. Il ne s'agit ni de la première, ni de la seule contestation d'une loi provinciale ou fédérale de l'assurance-maladie. Toutefois, celle-ci constitue la plus sérieuse menace aux principes de l'égalité et de l'universalité qui sont à la base du système public de soins de santé du Canada.
OTTAWA—As early as November 2015, the British Columbia Supreme Court will begin hearing a challenge to the provincial Medicare Protection Act (MPA) that, if successful, will impact all Canadians in every province and territory, says a report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives (CCPA).
The Canadian Health Coalition (CHC) was founded in 1979 as a public advocacy organization dedicated to the preservation and improvement of medicare. It brings together organizations representing nurses, health care workers, seniors, churches, trade unions, anti-poverty groups and women, as well as affiliated coalitions in nine provinces and two territories.