Canada has its own history of euthanasia
As I read of medical aid in dying proponents’ opposition to Dr. Harvey Schipper’s referring to the treatment of people with disabilities under the...
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Plant-based diet should be central to national food policy
I recently visited in a university hospital in Montreal a relative who had suffered a significant cardiovascular event. After 24 hours, she was offered...
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Access to information law requires big reforms
Secrecy, writes ethicist Sissela Bok, is about “deliberately withholding information.” In this respect, the antiquated 34-year-old Access to Information Act (ATI Act) has resulted...
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Society will gain when family caregivers are supported
I was half a century old when someone gave me a little book as a door prize. It had a bright white cover with...
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Investir dans des soins d’urgence adaptés aux enfants
Lorsqu’un enfant est malade ou blessé, notre système de santé offre généralement d’excellents soins. C’est une bonne nouvelle. Pourtant, les enfants ne sont pas...
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Handling the data on marijuana production
Health Canada makes all the regulatory decisions in the medical marijuana market. In order to procure and maintain a licence to cultivate and/or sell...
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How legalizing pot could bring more arrests
Canada’s plan to legalize cannabis could bring with it an increase in law enforcement activity, arrests and jail time — and here’s why. Cannabis...
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Nazi analogy has run its course in assisted dying debate
A recent article in Policy Options by the disability rights activist Catharine Frazee claims that in current discussions surrounding end-of-life care, “the history of...
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Why some essential medicines are unavailable in Canada
Health Canada has announced new regulations that respond to the opioid crisis by making it easier to access treatments not yet authorized for sale...
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Le suicide chez les hommes : ignoré par la santé publique
Quand on parle de suicide, la plupart des gens pensent à une jeune personne aux prises avec des troubles de santé mentale. Bien que...
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