Health Care

Celebrating Rich Hagensen, outgoing chair of BC’s Campbell River chapter
Rich Hagensen reflects on decades of activism in Campbell River, from opposing fish farms to saving local hospitals. As he ...

Don’t Let Anger Trump Justice
The election of Donald Trump has sparked global concern, prompting the call for progressive Canadians to focus on key issues ...

The Many can defeat the Money. Here’s where we start.
Across Canada, the crises we face are multiplying, from devastating floods and fires to a soaring cost of living and ...

Tell Doug Ford: We want public pharmacare, not privatized health care!
Stop playing politics with our health. It’s time to support national pharmacare and ensure everyone can afford their medications! ...

Briefing note on Bill C-64 (Pharmacare Act) for the Standing Committee on Health
This is a copy of the briefing note that the Council of Canadians submitted to the parliamentary Standing Committee on ...

We’ve seen claims of ‘Common Sense’ before and it wasn’t pretty
Originally published in the Toronto Star Memory is a powerful thing. We all have memories of beautiful moments that come ...

Health care “innovation” roadshow a smokescreen for privatization
Last week I attended the final stop of a national town hall series hosted by the Canadian Medical Association and ...

TODAY: Public health defenders rally outside pro-privatization town hall
"Instead of asking how we can invest more resources into our strained public health care system, these consultations are reviving ...