The Canadian Health Coalition released a report summarizing responses from 100 MPs and senators on public health care following its annual Parliament Hill lobby. Among the findings: 66 per cent of Liberal MPs supported enforcing the Canada Health Act, including pausing transfers to provinces that allow financial barriers to care; 75 per cent of Liberal … Read more
The Canadian Health Coalition released a new report that says international students are being treated like tourists and denied equal access to public health care in parts of Canada. The report, Free and Universal? Disparities in International Student Health Care in Canada finds that international students in Manitoba, Ontario, and the Yukon must rely on private … Read more
Health Coalitions across Canada are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney (Nepean, Ont.) and Minister of Health Marjorie Michel (Papineau, Que.) to intervene in the face of two-tier medicare being brought in by Alberta’s Bill 11. In an open letter, defenders of universal public health care urge the federal government to enforce the Canada Health Act … Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney (Nepean, Ont.) first budget since being elected demonstrates a weak commitment to expanding and improving public health care and little vision to end the crisis facing millions of Canadians seeking help. Budget 2025 makes cuts to health, amounting to nearly $400 million a year by the end of the decade for Health … Read more
Nine months after the Pharmacare Act received Royal Assent on Oct. 10, 2024, four provinces and territories have signed bilateral agreements with the federal government valued at $928 million over four years starting in 2026. “With so few jurisdictions enrolled in pharmacare, four out of five Canadians are not benefiting from the program,” said Steven Staples, national … Read more