2023
Experts call on Health Minister Duclos to rise to challenge of health-care system transformation
April 24, 2023
A transformation is needed to fix Canada’s health-care system, with a recent multi-billion dollar funding deal struck between Ottawa and the provinces representing only the beginning, according to health-care sector experts.
Show you can lead in public health policy, Ottawa
March 23, 2023
Instead of fixating just on the incredibly costly medical systems that treat us when we’re sick, the federal government can decide right now to invest policy leadership in strengthening the public health systems that keep us healthy.
B.C.’s drug decriminalization experiment starts today. Toronto and other jurisdictions are watching
January 30, 2023
Toronto Public Health says it continues working with Health Canada on a revised version of its initial decriminalization proposal.
2022
It’s time to re-wire the structures of Canada’s public health systems
December 20, 2022
Re-wiring public health systems is not about spending more money in the same old ways. It’s about assessing what public health systems should be doing.
An innovative new way to get your COVID-19 vaccine questions answered
November 9, 2022
MIICOVAC offers reliable, up-to-date, science-based vaccine information to help parents make the right choice for their families.Vaccine Misinformation and Disinformation — and What You Can Do About It
April 28, 2022
Vaccines are making headlines around the world every day as we continue to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, along with those headlines comes a slew of vaccine misinformation and disinformation intended to confuse, provoke, and ultimately dissuade the reader from being vaccinated. Even more discouraging, none of this is new or unique to COVID-19.
2021
In the battle to debunk COVID-19 misinformation, Ottawa Public Health officials lead the way
December 9, 2021