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AnalysisBeyond COVID
Thinking Outside the Crisis: Inequity and Triage
Far from being a “great equalizer,” Covid-19 is exposing the deeper inequities in our healthcare systems and the populations they serve.
May 11, 2020

# health care

People may be living longer, but they suffer from lack of a genuine health care system
CommentaryThe Nonagenarian’s Notebook
People may be living longer, but they suffer from lack of a genuine health care system
June 26, 2018
ColumnsThe Nonagenarian’s Notebook
Moving toward true universal health care
Canada’s public health care system could soon be expanded to cover prescription drugs.
October 5, 2017
Comprehensive health care still lacking in Canada
The Nonagenarian’s Notebook
Comprehensive health care still lacking in Canada
Jimmy Kimmel deplores “pay-or-die” health care system in U.S., but coverage in Canada lacking, too.
May 28, 2017
Uncategorized
Why are we still waiting for midwifery legislation?
Despite years of promises, why are Newfoundlanders and Labradorians still among the last Canadians without it?
November 19, 2015
Uncategorized
Paul Davis, P3s and the democratic deficit
Does an outgoing regime, in its dying days, have the right to forfeit our collective future?
July 21, 2015
News
Groups to premiers: Force Harper on new Health Accord
Groups lobbying in St. John's this week say provinces will lose $36 billion in federal health care funding over next decade if premiers don't pressure…
Justin Brake
July 15, 2015
News
Town hall implores Canadians to resist Harper Government’s massive health care cuts
As part of a broader privatization agenda, Stephen Harper and the federal Conservatives have stealthily cut $36 billion in federal funding for health care. On…
December 2, 2014
View From The Mainland
Short term daddy
When you ask someone if they have children, sometimes the answer is a complicated one.
June 12, 2014
View From The Mainland
First-rate health care for second-rate citizens?
There's a disparity in the cost of medical treatment for those in rural communities, and it needs to be addressed.
June 5, 2014
Holding the Line
Public health care facing its greatest threat
Failure to renew the Canada Health Accord threatens us all. This province needs to join others in speaking out.
May 15, 2014
Home and Away
Turning back the clock
When you live far from your support networks, aging and nostalgia take on a different meaning
April 12, 2013
Renaissance Mom
Mother Midwife
Midwifery saves money and lives. Why is Newfoundland and Labrador lagging so far behind the rest of Canada?
May 2, 2012