In its 2015 ruling in Carter v. Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada struck down the Criminal Code prohibition against assisted suicide as an unjustified violation of...
Lire le texte Making doctors choose between their convictions and their calling
When governments make funding cuts, they are doing more than removing financial support; they are signalling that they are prioritizing or, more accurately, deprioritizing...
Lire le texte Why is Ontario cutting midwife funding?
La transformation des organisations de santé, qui remplacent le traditionnel dossier papier par un dossier électronique, promet une révolution. C’est que l’utilisation du dossier...
Lire le texte Exploiter le potentiel des données massives en santé
It is hard to imagine that in 2019, First Nations in Canada could lack access to clean drinking water in their own territories —...
Lire le texte First Nations water problems a crisis of Canada’s own making
Le gouvernement fédéral a annoncé la fin du financement de son programme de Réseaux de centres d’excellence (RCE), une mauvaise nouvelle pour les Canadiens....
Lire le texte La fin du financement des RCE soulève des questions
Proposals for reforming Canada’s public-private drug insurance system have been put forward by academics, politicians and patients over many years. With increased interest in...
Lire le texte National pharmacare: equity, equality, affordability?
Lost in the often vitriolic debate over electronic cigarettes versus traditional cigarettes are little nonbiodegradable pieces of plastic: cigarette butts. They are the world’s...
Lire le texte Vaping’s overlooked upside: no cigarette butts
Increasingly, money is being raised by crowdfunding campaigns for health services of questionable value. Recent studies have found that crowdfunding is attracting millions for...
Lire le texte When crowdfunding pays for bunk medical treatments
(Cet article a été traduit de l’anglais.) Le système de santé du Canada se classe parmi les moins performants des pays de l’OCDE dotés...
Lire le texte Faciliter les solutions de santé numériques au Canada
Ask a random Canadian if our health care system looks more like that of the United States or the United Kingdom. Chances are, most...
Lire le texte BC case challenges constraints on private health spending
