Saskatchewan health care works and doesn’t bankrupt the province Bruce A. Stewart “Alex, give me Canadian icons for $100.” “The father of Canadian medicare.” “Who was Tommy Douglas?” Canadians remember the name; they don’t remember what he stood for. Douglas, Saskatchewan Premier from 1944 to 1961, is rightly remembered for founding this continent’s first [...]
Canadian health care system responsible for writer’s grandson surviving premature birth Troy Media – by Doug Firby This is a story about a little medical miracle and the Canadian health care system that made it possible. My first grandson entered the world Nov. 30th as an extreme preemie, a little more than 25 weeks [...]
Public health care can help Canada improve productivity Troy Media – by Cy Frank The road to reviving Canada’s sluggish productivity may lead straight to an emergency department, or an operating room, or even an immunization clinic. Sound implausible? Only if you consider public health care from the tired and usual point of view [...]
Facilities Bargaining Association agreement to cover 46,000 health care workers Beacon Staff Reporter A tentative two-year agreement has been reached with the Facilities Bargaining Association under the B.C. government’s Cooperative Gains Mandate, Health Minister Margaret MacDiarmid announced on Wednesday. The agreement covers over 46,000 health-care workers in more than 270 different jobs across the health-care [...]
