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Cory Morgan: Smith’s Major Shakeup to Alberta’s Health System Will Set the Standard for Other Provinces

Commentary Alberta Premier Danielle Smith seems to enjoy swimming upstream while rocking the boat. She has set her sights on the most sacred of Canadian cows, the health-care system. People had better sit up and pay attention to what Smith’s up to, as her success or failure in reforming Alberta’s health-care system will set the…


Ontario Boosts Pediatric Health-Care Funding by $330M a Year

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is announcing that the province will be spending an additional $330 million each year on pediatric health services. The government says it will allow children’s hospitals to significantly increase staffing and provide more services. The funding is set to go toward more than 100 initiatives, including increasing the number of day…


David Krayden: No Vax, No Organ Transplant? No Sense From COVID-19 Establishment

Commentary Is Canada stuck in some kind of COVID-19 time warp where we still insist people keep taking the vaccine or else they are denied life-saving services? Yes, we are. Take the case of Sheila Annette Lewis, who was diagnosed with a terminal illness in 2018 and was told she required an organ transplant to live….


Shawn Whatley: How Danielle Smith Could Transform Health Care

Commentary Albertans re-elected Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party with a majority on May 29. Smith now offers a chance to change how we think about health care—a radically conservative vision. What might that include? Many conservatives trumpet out-of-pocket payments as the embodiment of conservative health-care policy. Danielle Smith’s critics inflamed fears of patient payment central…


‘Foreseeable’ Cyberattack on NL Health Network Hit Majority of Province: Report

The ransomware attack that hit Newfoundland and Labrador’s health-care IT systems in 2021 was “almost an inevitability” and likely resulted in the theft of personal data from the “vast majority” of the province’s population, says a report released Wednesday. Health officials also broke provincial privacy laws by not disclosing key information within a reasonable time…


There’s Nothing Fair About Canadian Health Care

Commentary For the past 14 years, Vancouver surgeon Dr. Brian Day has led the charge for health-care reform, pushing for the right of patients to pay for private care if their health and well-being are threatened as a result of waiting in a stagnant and overburdened public system. He argued that these prolonged waits violate a…


Health Care, Housing and Leadership Top Issues as PEI Heads Toward April 3 Vote

Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King called a provincial election for April 3 on Monday night, and political experts say the top issues on the campaign trail are expected to be health care, housing and leadership. King’s majority Progressive Conservative government is seeking a second term in office following four years marked by the COVID-19…


Saskatchewan Signs Nearly $6-billion Federal Health-Care Deal

The federal government has signed an agreement in principle with Saskatchewan to invest nearly $6 billion into the province’s health-care system over the next 10 years. This agreement provides Saskatchewan with a one-time $61 million investment to address urgent needs, especially in pediatric hospitals and emergency rooms. The province says the funding will be used…


Alberta Signs $24B, 10-year Health-Care Funding Deal With Ottawa

Alberta has become the seventh province to sign an agreement in principle with Ottawa on health-care funding. The federal government said in a news release Monday that more than $24 billion is to be invested in Alberta’s health-care system over the next 10 years. That includes $2.9 billion for a new bilateral agreement focused on…


Manitoba, Federal Government Reach $6.7B Health-Care Deal

The federal government said Friday it has signed an agreement in principle with Manitoba to invest more than $6.7 billion in the province’s health-care system over 10 years. That includes more than $1.2 billion for a new bilateral agreement focusing on shared health-care priorities. It also includes $72 million in an immediate, one-time top up…