With a federal campaign in full force grabbing the majority of the headlines, a significant threat to Canada’s most treasured national program is going largely unnoticed.
Six advocates for First Nations children have gone on a symbolic hunger strike at the Manitoba Legislature to try to raise awareness across the country about Manitoba’s broken child welfare system. Why? Well, here’s one fact that should make most Canadians sit up and take notice
I began medical school optimistic about what becoming a physician meant I could do for my future patients. Naively, I presumed my career would involve treating patients’ illnesses so they could return to lead full and fulfilling lives.
On any given night in Canada, over 30 000 people are without a shelter. The director of the Institute of Urban Studies at the University of Winnipeg, Dr. Jino Distasio, believes that it is possible to end homelessness in Canada. How? By helping one person at a time. Interview by Mélanie Meloche-Holubowski, journalist intern at […]
Almost a year has passed since an important report was released on ways Canada needs to improve medicines for children. The report was commissioned by Health Canada and undertaken by the Council of Canadian Academies after many alarms were sounded by experts in the community.
As humans, we need to sleep. It is a biologically unavoidable act. Yet, on both sides of the border, “sleeping” can be considered a criminal act, especially if you are homeless and have no place to rest your head other than in public spaces such as parks.
It’s become almost a matter of faith: health and health care are perennially among the top priorities for Canadians, but are nearly invisible in election platforms and debates.
Une nouvelle étude sur l’autisme semble être publiée chaque semaine, et trop souvent, on retrouve des erreurs ou d’importantes lacunes dans la couverture médiatique. Nous sommes toutes deux, mères de fils autiste et travaillons dans le domaine de la santé publique; c’est pourquoi nous croyons qu’il est important de partager quelques points essentiels qu’un journaliste devrait considérer lorsqu’il couvre ce sujet.
As the federal election campaign wages, Canadians should be pressing federal political parties to take a leadership position on the healthcare file.
Se pourrait-il que l’idée d’un revenu annuel garanti – considérée autrefois comme radicale – ait mûri au point où certains envisageraient de l’adopter?
