Policy

Aligning with upcoming federal legislation, the proposed Trust Framework promises secure, cross-provincial data exchange.

The AIDS Memorial Quilt was stitched from the lives of those dying from an epidemic that many in the government and public feared and failed to address.

Family physicians already operate in an environment of nonstop decision-making. Adding another layer of continuous operational tracking changes the psychology of practice itself.

Until recently, overlooked has been the loss of portable health benefits in the rest of Canada. These were defined as a major principle of medicare by Tommy Douglas in 1966, and were enshrined in the Canada Health Act of 1984.

Dr. Ellen Wiebe, a Vancouver doctor who has provided hundreds of medically assisted deaths, recalls her first patient in 2016 ahead of Canada's 10-year anniversary of legalizing the procedure.

Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement Thursday, while on a construction site in Vancouver, calling the plan a ‘landmark new agreement’ for building more homes and modernizing infrastructure in B.C.

Proposed amendments aim to support upcoming scope expansions and clarify operational requirements.