I see the failures of the privatized insurance system every day. We have a chance to start fixing it.

The federal government hasn’t fulfilled its promises on mental health. It should immediately scale up funding for peer support services

The outsized burden placed on continuing care workers by the pandemic has in many ways gotten heavier.

We need to do better at getting benefits to those who need them.

Investments in a clean economy, dental care, and a GST top-up stole the show; many other needed investments have gone missing.

Faced with a crisis in health care and underfunded schools, the government of Saskatchewan is using its huge surplus to pay down the deficit.

News of government cooperation with the industry isn’t a surprise; it’s been going on for decades.

There’s more money on the table—but without adequate strings attached, the provinces could end up spending it on tax cuts instead of fixing health care.

As premiers meet again with feds over healthcare transfers, let’s understand why the last meeting was a failure.

Bumpy Ride Fall 2022 Update #6: Workers in the care economy have been battered over the past two years, and that crisis shows no signs of slowing.

Manifestement, la mise en pratique des licences obligatoires est loin d’être une panacée.

Bumpy Ride Fall 2022 Update #4: A new trend is emerging—women workers taking early retirement, especially in pandemic-affected industries.

If Doug Ford wants to make the case for more federal health funding, throwing away money is not the way to do it

Provincial underfunding of health care has consequences for all Ontarians

Having campaigned on a promise to fix Nova Scotia’s health care system, on April 22, 2022, new Premier Tim Houston, released Action for Health: A Strategic Plan for Nova Scotia. Despite its stated objective of establishing an “equitable and respectful health ecosystem”, the plan fails to include a single mention of women, pregnancy, sexual or reproductive health.

The federal Liberal-NDP agreement has resulted in the first step toward a national dental care program, starting with children. There’s a strong case to grow this public investment