Demand that the most vulnerable in Canada be protected during COVID-19 outbreak
3 Minute Action
The underfunding of the public sector is having an impact.
Food & Health
Mar 11, 2020
Fight against COVID-19 should focus on most vulnerable, including First Nations
Karl Nerenberg
In 2009, when H1N1 attacked Canada, it was Indigenous people, particularly those in the North, who paid the highest price.
Mar 9, 2020
Working conditions for personal support workers in Ontario
Zaid Noorsumar
rabble talks to OPSWA president Miranda Ferrier about her efforts lobbying the government to regulate the profession.
Mar 6, 2020
Power, profit and politics in Ontario's home-care sector
Zaid Noorsumar
As the population ages, and seniors experience increasingly complex conditions as they live longer than ever before, home care is projected to expand rapidly. And Ontario is open for business.
Mar 2, 2020
Shelters are like a petri dish waiting for COVID-19 to arrive
Cathy Crowe
Public health officials continue to reassure that Canada is at low risk for virus spread. But what about the homeless?
Feb 24, 2020
Doug Ford's attacks on labour are an attack on public health
Fernando Arce
While income is one of the most important determinants of personal health, strong labour laws are also important for protecting the health of the broader public.
Feb 21, 2020
Tackling farm and climate crises
The National Farmers Union's latest report, "Tackling the Farm Crisis and the Climate Crisis," focuses on how to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from agriculture while also improving food security.
Feb 19, 2020
Patients lose when lifesaving drugs are distributed by lottery
Adam R. Houston
Drug companies need to offer their wares at a fair price for everyone, everywhere, rather than letting some patients draw lots for a shot at life while keeping the financial jackpot for themselves.
Feb 13, 2020
Canada's pseudo-health care system relies on people getting sick, not staying well
Ed Finn
Federal and most provincial governments continue to deny many thousands of citizens the basic preventive and protective health services that are standard practice in most other advanced nations.
Feb 13, 2020
U.S. commentators should learn about Canadian health care before dissing it
Karl Nerenberg
American citizens should, at least, be forewarned when politicians and commentators tell bald-faced lies about Canada, especially about our health-care system.
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