Policy Options

Canada has an aging population. When we talk about this, our discussions usually circle back to health, and in particular, to the question of how we’re going to care...

Last month, the latest numbers on the overdose crisis in Canada confirmed that overdose fatalities are continuing unabated. Nearly 13,000 Canadians died between January 2016 and March 2019, and,...

When people are exposed to meat that could be contaminated with chronic wasting disease (CWD), there’s a risk for the development of human cases of CWD. This meat should...

(This article has been translated into French.) The Quebec Superior Court recently expanded access to medical assistance in dying (MAiD). If higher courts uphold the decision or if the federal government...

Imagine a future where seniors are not hospitalized for chronic issues but instead live in the comfort of their own digitally equipped smart home. A home directly connected to...

Pour le moment, l’enjeu des transferts fédéraux en matière de santé ne s’est pas imposé durant la campagne électorale, bien que la santé demeure une des principales priorités des...

September 2019 has been an extraordinary month for medical assistance in dying (MAiD), with two major developments only seven days apart. As a result, more Canadians with grievous and...

The 2019 federal election just got more complicated, as the issue of medical assistance in dying (MAiD) has been thrust back into the news and onto the desks of...

(This article has been translated into French.) New evidence could help Canadian scientists and policy-makers transform how chronic diseases are treated. Last spring, Canadian researchers found unequivocal evidence that environmental...

When several American states established some of the most restrictive abortion laws since Roe v. Wade this spring, waves of Canadian millennials took to the web. They not only...