Policy

Feds approve regulations for Canada Disability Benefit, tying the program to DTC forms
Kamala Khera, minister of diversity, inclusion and persons with disabilities, announced on Monday the regulations to implement the benefit are set to come into force on May 15, 2025, with the first cheques set to roll out this July.
Ottawa, plaintiffs agree to settle lawsuit over ‘Indian hospitals’
The federal government ran 33 such hospitals between 1936 and 1981. Former patients, some of whom spent years in the segregated facilities, filed a lawsuit against the government in 2018 alleging the hospitals were rife with abuse and unfair treatment.

N.S. Tories criticized for removing online data about people seeking family doctor

Nova Scotia’s Progressive Conservative government is facing criticism after it took down an online dashboard that provides information about the number of people waiting for a family doctor.
Federal government recognizes 1962 doctors’ strike as national historic event

The agreement to end the strike would later serve as the model for implementing universal healthcare across Canada.
With the U.S. sidelined, it’s critical we monitor avian flu outbreak

As the avian flu outbreak continues to evolve, it is critical for us to continue monitoring, testing and surveillance, especially as the current administration in the U.S. imposes massive cuts in funding and gags on research.
Ottawa, hospitals argue Montreal brainwashing lawsuit should be dismissed

Last week, a Quebec Superior Court judge heard arguments from lawyers for the government and the hospital who argued that the families waited too long to file claims over the treatment that their siblings and parents received under MK-ULTRA.
‘Who’s looking at the pharmacy and the pharmacists’: Ex-coroner says B.C.’s drug policy overhaul looks like ‘impulsive political decision’

The issue of opioid diversion from the prescribed alternatives program, also known as safer supply, has dogged the NDP government of Premier David Eby.
American Pharmacists Association calls on Trump to rescind healthcare staff layoffs

The group says these layoffs ‘have significant unintended consequences for reducing American consumers’ access to high-quality, cost-effective healthcare.’
Wooing U.S. docs: Freeland proposes signing bonus while CPSO announces new pathway for American-certified specialists

In wake of the trade dispute between the United States and Canada and concerns over the Trump administration’s healthcare policy, politicians and regulatory colleges are doing more to convince U.S. physicians to move up north.
7 in 10 Ontario say healthcare system is worse compared to last year: OMA poll

Additionally, 83% say wait times for surgeries, specialist appointments, and diagnostic tests have worsened, while 59% say the government has not fulfilled its promise to end hallway medicine.

Feds approve regulations for Canada Disability Benefit, tying the program to DTC forms

Ottawa, plaintiffs agree to settle lawsuit over ‘Indian hospitals’

N.S. Tories criticized for removing online data about people seeking family doctor

Federal government recognizes 1962 doctors’ strike as national historic event

With the U.S. sidelined, it’s critical we monitor avian flu outbreak

Ottawa, hospitals argue Montreal brainwashing lawsuit should be dismissed

‘Who’s looking at the pharmacy and the pharmacists’: Ex-coroner says B.C.’s drug policy overhaul looks like ‘impulsive political decision’

American Pharmacists Association calls on Trump to rescind healthcare staff layoffs

Wooing U.S. docs: Freeland proposes signing bonus while CPSO announces new pathway for American-certified specialists

7 in 10 Ontario say healthcare system is worse compared to last year: OMA poll