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February 2005: The Father of Medicare
Was Tommy Douglas our greatest Canadian? No one else is close The CBC’s search last fall for “the greatest Canadian” didn’t grab my attention. I…
February 2005: The $125-Million Question
Proposed flu immunization of all Canadians is not warranted This flu season so far has been quirkier than most, with more twists and turns than…
Believe it or not — this time it’s not just about the money
On Feb 11, Ken Dryden, the federal Minister of Social Development, will meet in Vancouver with his provincial and territorial counterparts to finalize the agreement…
Saskatchewan Notes: The “Melfort” Rape and Children’s Rights
Why R v Edmondson Matters to All Canadian Kids Download 340.5 KB4 pages
December 2004: Medicare Still on Life-Support
Health accord flawed by poor accountability and enforcement The health care accord reached last September by the federal, provincial, and territorial first ministers is a…
Nova Scotia fares poorly among Atlantic neighbours on measures of child poverty
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT HALIFAX: A report released today by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives assesses progress on several measures of…
Putting Health First
Canadian Health Care Reform in a Globalizing World Download 63.66 KB 348 pages This collection brings together research reports prepared for the Romanow Commission by…
November 2004: We Can Learn Much From Down Under
Nine lessons on early child care we can learn from New Zealand The new federal government has promised to introduce legislation that would lead to…
Follow the money, or risk squandering billions of public dollars on for-private health care–report
CLICK HERE TO VIEW THE FULL REPORT OTTAWA–If health-care activists don’t scrutinize where the recently announced over $41 billion in health-care spending is going, it…
Transparency in Drug Regulation
Mirage or Oasis? Download 205.71 KB32 pages
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