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Changing how we fund hospitals to put the patient first could help

WebOver the next few weeks, The Hub will be expanding upon the top five submissions for the 2023 Hunter Prize for Public Policy, which asked for proposals that …

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The Canada Health Act is failing Canadians

WebIn 1999, an Ipsos poll revealed a startling fact about Canadians. Amid a general sense of optimism about the country’s ability to handle medical emergencies, …

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Social media is driving our mental health crisis—Dr

WebSocial media is driving our mental health crisis—Dr. Nicholas Kardaras explains how. FILE - In this Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020, file photo, a demonstrator joins …

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Is ‘liberalized’ care the answer to Canada's health-care crisis

WebCanada hovers around 11th in the world in health-care expenditure per capita, with provincial per capita spending in 2019 ranging from about $4,600 to $6,400 …

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Canada's crisis in waiting: We need health-care solutions, not wait

Web“Access to a waiting list is not access to health care.” – Chief Justice Beverly McLaughlin, Justice John Major, and Justice Michael Bastarache, Chaoulli v Quebec …

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Ontario’s new Innovation Pathway is a game changer for our …

WebIf you are like the overwhelming majority of people who did not read the latest Ontario provincial budget top to bottom, you might have missed a new initiative tucked …

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Ontario's health care system is failing women

WebIt is well documented that women are not well-represented in health care research and that there are systemic biases that affect a woman’s access to both health …

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Canada's conservatives care about freedom—except in health care …

WebAndrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press. Shawn Whatley | March 20, 2024. Canadian conservatives—particularly these days under Pierre Poilievre’s federal …

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Ontario looks to private clinics and the ‘B.C. model’ to

WebDoug Ford announced Monday that Ontario will utilize for-profit, private clinics to help bring the province's surgical backlog to normal levels. The plan follows the lead of …

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Opinion: Canada’s low ranking on health-care report reveals an

WebA new report released by the Commonwealth Fund reveals the unpleasant truth about Canadian health care. According to the authors, it’s better than the star …

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New statistics tell a troubling story: Canada's mental health crisis is

WebIn September, Statistics Canada released the results of their 2022 Mental Health and Access to Care Survey, and it shows that far more Canadians are depressed …

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Modernizing patient referrals could be one way to eliminate …

WebWait-time woes. A 2022 report from the Fraser Institute found that the median wait time for referrals to specialist physicians in Canada stood at roughly 27 weeks—a …

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Canada’s immigration policies are driving up housing costs

WebHow Canada’s immigration boom is impacting the demand for housing and, by extension, increasing the cost of housing. Over the previous decade, Canada admitted …

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Number of Canadians who died while waiting for medical …

WebA study conducted by SecondStreet.org indicates that in 2022–23, a five-year high of 17,032 Canadian patients died while waiting for medical procedures, some …

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Columnist Andrew Coyne on his intellectual influences, the loss of

WebIn this episode of Hub Dialogues, The Hub’s editor-at-large Sean Speer speaks with Globe and Mail columnist Andrew Coyne about his intellectual influences, …

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Let’s face it. Harm reduction has failed

WebAccidental overdose deaths in British Columbia were stable between 2002 and 2010 at just over 200 per year. That was an unacceptably high number at that time …

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By 2042, one in every four Canadians will be a senior. Our health …

WebCanadians aged 65 and over made up nearly 13 percent of the total population in 2002. Their share has increased to 19 percent in 2022 and is projected to …

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Canada's economic future is looking grim—especially when …

WebBetween 1960 and 2022, Canada’s population increased by 117 percent while that of the U.S. grew 85 percent. As a result, Canada went from 10 to 12 percent of …

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