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Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Aug 11 2010
The truth is that neither China with its millennia of centralized government nor the U.S. with its technological prowess is a match for the drug traders. The tough policies of China, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand who execute minor traffickers have rarely touched the big barons. We either… implement a scorched earth policy — or we legalize opium and other drugs to break the back of the underworld trade. We then deal with addiction by educational and medical means. It is the present and almost universal in-between that is so unsatisfactory and so dangerous.
Tags: crime prevention, Health, ideology
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Thursday, June 17th, 2010
Jun. 16, 2010
While medical care has improved dramatically, the vast majority of those gains are due to pretty simple public health measures… The reality is that the economic and social conditions in which we live – income, housing, education, physical environment and support networks – ultimately have more impact on our health than genetics or lifestyle choices.
Tags: Health, Indigenous, standard of living
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Monday, May 3rd, 2010
May 3, 2010
Raphael and… Mikkonen explain… how Canadians’ health is shaped by how much income and wealth they have, whether or not they are employed and if so, the working conditions they experience… health is powerfully influenced by Canadians’ ability to obtain quality education, food and housing, among other factors. The report finds these conditions are declining with serious ramifications for the quality and longevity of Canadians’ lives, and outlines specific ways that the situation can be improved. The report is free to the public at http://www.thecanadianfacts.org/
Tags: featured, Health, standard of living
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Saturday, November 28th, 2009
Statcan.gc.ca – The Daily – Canada’s population estimates: Age and sex
November 27,2009.
Canada’s population continues to get older. As of July 1, 2009, the median age of Canada’s population was 39.5 years, up 0.2 years from the same date last year and up 3.1 years from 1999.
Fertility rates persistently below the generation replacement level, and an increasing life expectancy are the main factors explaining the ageing process of the Canadian population.
Posted in Child & Family Policy Context, Health Policy Context, Policy Context, Social Security Policy Context | No Comments »
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
conferenceboard.ca – website/home – This Website – How Canada Performs: A Report Card on Canada – assesses Canada’s quality of life compared with that of its peer countries.
We publish an overall report card as well as individual ones that measure performances in six categories: Economy, Innovation, Environment, Education and Skills, Health and Society. We release the report card for each category individually throughout the year.
What’s New
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Wednesday, May 20th, 2009
TheStar.com – Opinion/Editorial – Letting nurses do doctors’ work
May 20, 2009
Too many Ontarians do not have a family doctor and even those who do can find themselves attending multiple medical appointments to get the help they need.
It is welcome, then, that Ontario is taking steps to alleviate the situation by allowing other medical professionals to provide health services that have long been the exclusive purview of doctors.
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Friday, February 13th, 2009
Connect2Canada – Canada Watch – Stories of Housing and Mental Health
February 13, 2009
Ian Skelton and Richard Mahé of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives portray experiences of housing and mental health as recounted in 13 in-depth, face-to-face interviews with people living with mental illnesses as well as family members and care-givers. Qualitative analysis of these interviews forms the basis for a series of policy proposals on the provision of housing and support services for the mentally ill.
< http://www.policyalternatives.ca/ >
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Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Connect2Canada.com – Canada Watch – Boomer Bulge
January 16, 2009.
In this C.D. Howe Institute publication, William Robson examines the potential effects of the baby boomer generation on Canadian provincial government budgets. Demographic change, he predicts, may push the aggregate cost of programs for health, education, seniors and families from 15 % to 19.4% of the GDP in the next 50 years. Among other recommendations, he calls for fiscal discipline, more tax room for provinces, and growth-friendly practices. http://www.cdhowe.org/pdf/ebrief_71.pdf
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Saturday, January 17th, 2009
Connect2Canada.com – Canada Watch – Caring for the Caregivers
January 16, 2009.
Published in recognition of January as Alzheimer Awareness Month, this commentary by Sherry Torjman of the Caledon Institute of Social Policy asks how, in a world in which education, training and support are in place for nearly every profession, we have managed to overlook the need to gear such programs towards caregivers themselves.
http://www.caledoninst.org/Publications/PDF/739ENG.pdf
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