Reading Time: 2 minutes Weak investment puts Canada on a path to lower value-added jobs and living standards
Month: August 2019
Universal pharmacare will cut costs and save lives
Reading Time: 3 minutes When it comes to prescription drug coverage, our health system has plenty in common with the United States – and that’s not a good thing
The man who brought down Alan Eagleson
Reading Time: 5 minutes Russ Conway was an old-school journalist: principled, detail-driven and thorough to a fault. His tenacity paid huge dividends and taught great lessons
The dark side of the Non-GMO Project
Reading Time: 3 minutes Suggesting that food products with the Non-GMO Project label are safer and more nutritious is simply misleading and rests on scrawny scientific evidence
Fans’ expectations of athletes are out of whack
Reading Time: 3 minutes Those who booed retiring Indianapolis Colt Andrew Luck should be ashamed of themselves. Athletes aren’t warriors created by central casting for our weekend enjoyment
Don’t fear the reaper: Recession
Reading Time: 3 minutes What’s a recession going to do to the East Coast? Reap what’s left in our mattresses and sock drawers?
Will Justin Trudeau follow in his father’s footsteps?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Pierre Trudeau came perilously close to losing it all in 1972 to an unassuming federal Conservative leader. That fate may well await his son
Bad budget decisions make Canada vulnerable
Reading Time: 3 minutes Deficit finances put the country in a difficult situation as hints of recession abound. And the Liberal government doesn’t seem to care
Andrew Scheer has evolved since 2005 – as we all have
Reading Time: 3 minutes Stalwart “progressives” such as Jean Chretien, Barack Obama and even Ralph Goodale were also once opposed to gay marriage
Let’s make Canadian hospitals more senior-friendly
Reading Time: 4 minutes Hospitals need to identify vulnerable patients with complex needs so they can quickly address and minimize complications