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Canada’s premiers are missing a real chance to fix our ailing health-care system
Monday, May 16th, 2022
… unless and until the premiers agree to set out… how they intend to spend and report on the 62 per cent increase in transfers they are demanding to actually bring about real change in their respective health systems, Ottawa should refuse. And Canadians themselves should just say no.
Tags: budget, featured, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health
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Canadians want it, doctors want it, so let’s get pharmacare done
Thursday, May 12th, 2022
Canadians should be appalled by how much time is spent every day by doctors, nurses, pharmacists and others working around the lack of real drug coverage in Canada… As stated in the petition, Philpott and Martin call for advancing the timing and scope of Canada’s plans – starting with universal, public coverage of essential medications before the end of 2022. Meanwhile, the government has promised to pass a Canada Pharmacare Act in 2023…
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health, participation, pharmaceutical, poverty, standard of living
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It’s election time and Ontario still chooses not to eliminate poverty
Tuesday, May 10th, 2022
During the campaign, Ontarians will hear a lot of about affordability, except those conversations will not focus on those who can afford the least… no matter who wins this election, people who need social assistance will find themselves in the same place they were in before the election, and the election before that. They will still be in deep, deep poverty.
Tags: budget, disabilities, economy, featured, housing, ideology, participation, poverty, standard of living
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We can’t wait for a national pharmacare plan
Saturday, May 7th, 2022
… five separate commissions have called for a national pharmacare program… nine in 10 Canadians support implementation of universal, public pharmacare now… Canadians and the health-care workers who serve them desire — and deserve — a health-care system that does not abandon patients the moment they receive a prescription. The time for commissions, studies and reports must be behind us.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, pharmaceutical, standard of living
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7 principles to guide a national dental care program in Canada
Wednesday, May 4th, 2022
There are myriad details here, but at minimum, there appears to be increasing policy, public and political consensus that access to dental care should be made consistent, reliable and equitable for all Canadians across all jurisdictions. As a result, like it is for health care, federal policy leadership is key… we offer these principles to move forward in a healthy way: in the service of Canadians who, for far too long, have been unable to meet their oral health-care needs because of a lack of access to care.
Tags: budget, economy, featured, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living
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Ontario budget falls flat on funding for public services
Wednesday, May 4th, 2022
Despite all the spending, public services do not seem to be a priority… Normally, health spending must rise by at least 4.5% a year just to maintain services. The budget’s plan for health care is to cut it… Take [federally funded Early Learning & Child Care] out of the education budget and the net result is that, in a time of high inflation, education is almost certainly seeing a cut in real funding per student…
Tags: budget, disabilities, featured, ideology, jurisdiction, standard of living, tax
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Making it Right – Universal Basic Mental Healthcare for Ontario
Wednesday, May 4th, 2022
… Ontario should consider expanding its OHIP coverage to include universal basic mental healthcare in the form of a basic program assuring access of up to 12 psychotherapy sessions annually, which would remove barriers to access, among other benefits. Of the nearly 2 million Ontarians that stated a need for mental healthcare in 2018, 78.2% cited not knowing where to get help or not being able to afford to pay as a reason.
Tags: budget, economy, Health, ideology, mental Health, participation, standard of living
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Children across Canada deserve a professional early childhood education workforce
Saturday, April 30th, 2022
Children depend on educators who are skilled and knowledgeable… Decent work for Canada’s child-care workforce should be more than just a slogan; it must be the foundation of Canada’s early learning and child-care plan to ensure that children receive the high-quality care they deserve.
Tags: budget, child care, ideology, jurisdiction, participation, standard of living, women
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Big Pharma wins in Liberals’ watered-down drug price regulations
Saturday, April 30th, 2022
A universal, single-payer, national pharmacare strategy remains elusive for Canadians, but the pharmaceutical industry continues to rake in profits while the government scales back regulatory changes on drug pricing… The Globe and Mail reported that the government is also cancelling plans from 2019 to force drug companies to disclose net prices and will instead continue to rely on publicly-listed prices. This, despite the government’s declaration that public prices do not reflect the true price tag.
Tags: budget, economy, Health, jurisdiction, mental Health, pharmaceutical
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Canada’s parliamentary watchdogs struggle for more financial independence
Saturday, April 30th, 2022
The auditor general is Canada’s first officer of Parliament, created shortly after Confederation to check government spending. In the firmament of the nine agents of Parliament, the auditor general, with a $117-million budget, is the uber-watchdog, the most visible and often better known than ministers… the auditor general’s office has a deeply entrenched culture of independence and a “semi-adversarial role” in dealing with government.
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