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Greed fuels fight for private health care
Thursday, September 17th, 2020
Justice John Steeves ruled that Day failed to show patients rights were being violated because of long wait times, noting the law was based on equitable access to care, not on a patient’s ability to pay… If the judge had ruled in Day’s favour, it would have been a nail in the coffin for public medicare… by opening the door for insurance companies and financial institutions to make a ton of money — the very people who will financially support Day and others fighting for private health care.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, privatization, rights, standard of living
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A vaccine may not be the simple solution we are hoping for
Wednesday, September 16th, 2020
We… need to set realistic expectations for the possibility that vaccination does not eliminate COVID-19. Physical distancing, hand hygiene, improved ventilation of indoor settings, and indoor mask use are now a part of our daily routines, and will be with us for some time. This is the new normal and we should continue living by these principles to keep community rates as low as possible.
Tags: globalization, Health, participation, pharmaceutical
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Private pay is not the cure for the Canadian health system’s wait-time crisis
Monday, September 14th, 2020
… sometimes more money is what’s needed. But the evidence is clear that fixing wait times, including for the kinds of procedures at issue in the Cambie trial, does not require endless new resources…. Teams that involve non-physician professionals, such as nurses, pharmacists, physiotherapists and more, can also see people more quickly… The work of getting there will be tough; it requires leadership on the part of governments, system leaders, doctors and more.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, privatization, standard of living
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The real challenge is to expand medicare, not just save it
Sunday, September 13th, 2020
While Canadians sing the praises of public care, they actually spend close to a third of their health-care dollars in the private sector — on things like prescription drugs, dental care, vision care, physiotherapy and home care… The job now isn’t just to protect medicare as it is against efforts to chip away at it, but to extend public coverage into other areas. A comprehensive pharmacare program should top the list
Tags: budget, featured, Health, ideology, rights
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The landmark Charter challenge over private health-care wasn’t about what you thought it was
Sunday, September 13th, 2020
the heart of the plaintiffs’ argument… If governments are to impose a monopoly over the funding of health care, they have an obligation to see that it is provided in a timely fashion… User fees and private insurance may not be the answer to wait times, but it is not impossible that the system could be reformed in such a way as to make more efficient use of resources, without harm to the principle of universal public funding.
Tags: budget, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, rights
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With the pandemic war still on, can we afford a postpandemic Throne Speech?
Thursday, September 10th, 2020
Team Trudeau’s original 2015 idea of using that extra borrowing to pay for a temporary surge in long-term investment fell by the wayside. There’s a strong hint it might be revived later this month. Would that make sense? The only fair answer is: It depends on what the money is being spent on… If it’s permanent, how will it be paid for?
Tags: budget, economy, Health, ideology, jurisdiction
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This Labour Day, resolve to make life better for underpaid, undervalued ‘heroes’
Monday, September 7th, 2020
If the mantra of “build back better” means anything, we must revalue low-paid but essential work and tackle the scourge of precarious work, gig economy jobs and temp agencies that leave workers scrambling just to earn minimum wage. We need to legislate paid sick days for all workers… and dramatically expand affordable childcare so that women aren’t held back.
Tags: child care, Health, ideology, jurisdiction
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Trudeau gets it wrong on Canada’s other health crisis
Monday, September 7th, 2020
Only Ottawa could take the big step of decriminalization and make addiction a health issue, not one for the justice system… it’s a political calculation on the part of the Liberals, who no doubt fear there are more votes to be lost than gained by taking that route… But if Trudeau truly wanted to follow the science, he would take a different approach to Canada’s other pandemic.
Tags: crime prevention, Health, ideology, jurisdiction, mental Health
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The pandemic can spur long overdue change for Canada’s workers
Monday, September 7th, 2020
… it’s time to reinforce our social safety nets to ensure affordable housing, accessible child care and support for the unemployed. We didn’t need a pandemic to show us that too many workers in Canada are often living paycheque to paycheque and worried about the future of their families; that women and racialized workers often make up the majority of those doing precarious, low-paid – but essential – front-line work.
Tags: child care, economy, featured, Health, ideology, participation, pharmaceutical, standard of living, women
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Our recovery must be just and equitable for all
Monday, September 7th, 2020
… six principles for a just recovery: Put people’s health and well-being first, with no exceptions; Strengthen the social safety net and provide relief directly to people; Prioritize the needs of workers and communities; Build resilience to prevent future crises; Build solidarity and equity across communities, generations and borders; Uphold Indigenous rights and work in partnership with Indigenous peoples
Tags: economy, Health, ideology, Indigenous, participation, rights, standard of living
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