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Extended patent protection
Who benefits? CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–The issue of Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) for pharmaceuticals has returned to the agenda partly as…
Money on the Line
Workers’ Capital in Canada Download 868.1 KB 272 pages The billions of dollars in Canadian pension funds belong to the workers for whom these funds…
May is child care month, but BC has nothing to celebrate
After years on the back pages, child care is once again on the agenda. The federal government is talking about a national child care plan…
Newspapers highlight benefits of new drugs, ignore risks
(Vancouver) The information Canadians get on new prescription drugs from a major and trusted source of information—daily newspapers—is incomplete and may promote unrealistic expectations about…
Drugs in the News
How Well Do Canadian Newspapers Report the Good, the Bad and the Ugly of New Prescription Drugs? Download 574.86 KB42 pages Attachments A Journalist’s Guide…
The cure is worse than what ails us
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT TORONTO– Even before the SARS outbreak, our healthcare system was under stress. While workers in the health care…
The Harris-Eves Health Care Prescription
The Cure is Worse Than What Ails Us Download 586.18 KB14 pages
BC Commentary: A Review of Provincial Social and Economic Trends
Spring 2003, Volume 6, Number 2 Download 146.26 KB4 pages Inside this issue: A Bad Time to be Poor May is Child Care Month, but…
Fair Pharmacare?
A Backgrounder on the Government’s Changes to BC’s Pharmacare Program Download 85.34 KB 6 pages
FastFacts: Childcare
Manitobans Should Curb Their Enthusiasm Download 30.02 KB
Highlights on the Health Accord Money Numbers
Paying for Keeps: Securing the Future of Public Health Care Download 59.23 KB
Health Care Restructuring in BC
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