Improving health care is not just a matter of money and transfers from Ottawa to the provinces, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Tuesday. She said the federal government could help by streamlining recruitment of workers from abroad. “They are principally responsible when it comes to immigration and bringing people into the country, which is why…
Ottawa Could Help Health Care With Better International Recruiting, Smith Says
Next Steps on New Health Care Deal Tops Agenda as Premiers Meet in Winnipeg
The last time all of Canada’s premiers sat down around the same table, their attention was focused on getting Ottawa to pay more to fix the understaffed, hospitals, shuttered emergency rooms, surgical backlogs and health-worker shortages threatening the viability of their health systems. When they sit down in Winnipeg for their annual summer gathering this…
Masking Requirements Set to Lift in Most Manitoba Health-Care Settings
Most of the masking requirements for health-care facilities in Manitoba are set to be lifted next week. Shared Health, which co-ordinates many health services in the province, says the change will apply to most visitors and patients who are going into acute and long-term care settings. Monika Warren, the chief operating officer of provincially coordinated…
It Will Take More Than Money to Fix Health Care: Canadian Medical Association
The president of the Canadian Medical Association says the new health funding deal struck between provinces and the federal government represents the biggest nominal injection of cash into Canada’s health system, but that won’t be enough to fix what’s broken. The association compared the deal with other health agreements over the last two decades and…
Premiers to Hold Meeting on Federal Health-Care Offer on Feb. 10: Report
The provincial and territorial premiers will meet on Feb. 10 to discuss the federal government’s offer to increase health-care funding to the provinces, which will come several days after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau presented it, according a report. “We’re having our meeting on Friday and I’d like to move quickly,” said Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey…
Fix Our Failed Health System Instead of Protecting It With Lockdowns
Commentary New variants of SARS-CoV-2 hit England last fall. Over 70 percent of those infected in England’s second wave tested positive for the more-lethal B.1.1.7 variant. As the National Health System struggled, the government responded with stay-at-home orders, school closures, and strict non-pharmacologic interventions. New research on the variants hit the scientific press this month…
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