Some 41% of Quebec respondents view feds’ handling of COVID-19 outbreak ‘very...
Around four-in-ten Quebec respondents in a new poll said they viewed the federal government’s response to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak “very negatively,” the highest of any region....
View ArticleHow Bill Morneau makes decisions
Unprecedented. Alarming. Historic. Pick your adjective. The past week has been unlike any in recent memory. Here in Canada, as in many other countries, the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on daily...
View ArticleLobby Wrap: Producers of medical supplies want to be recognized as...
At least two manufacturers of medical supplies and pharmaceuticals are lobbying the federal government for permission to continue manufacturing and distributing products during the ongoing COVID-19...
View ArticleIn the COVID-19 crisis, thank a trucker
Surely, by now, we’ve all noticed that the grocery store shelves are staying filled. Yes, okay, hand sanitizer and disinfecting wipes are hard to come by. But fruit and vegetables are reappearing...
View ArticleLet’s do more than flatten the curve: Let’s get ahead of it
There is a great irony at the heart of our swift and extraordinary public health response to COVID-19. Unprecedented measures are being taken to protect our collective physical health – specifically...
View ArticleAs provinces prepare for worst-case scenarios with COVID-19, Ontario insists...
Across the country, healthcare systems are making preparations for a worst-case scenario with COVID-19 — one in which a healthcare system has exceeded its capacity, and more patients are in need of...
View ArticleWith clinical trials halted, funding drop, UHN fears layoffs among...
Inside Canada’s top research hospital, more than 40 COVID-19 research projects are underway. Therapeutic trials are testing the impacts of antiviral drugs on patients, as diagnostic trials look to...
View ArticleWhat if COVID-19 comes in waves, as other pandemics have?
Every indication from past pandemics is that the COVID-19 virus will come in waves, one now, and at least one more in the fall when hospitalizations and deaths rise again. The dilemma for public health...
View ArticleCOVID-19 a ‘warning shot’ to prepare for worse pandemics
Gary Kobinger, a key player in the race to find vaccines to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, says the lives lost and trillions spent on urgent health care and economic support are a “warning shot.” The...
View ArticleOntario could see between 3,000 and 15,000 COVID-19 deaths over two years,...
If Ontario maintains public health measures, the province could still see between 3,000 and 15,000 deaths from COVID-19 over the full course of the pandemic, health officials revealed on Friday — as...
View ArticleTime to re-think seniors’ housing and long-term care in Canada
Drive along Quebec’s suburban highways and they’re everywhere, modern condo-like buildings with names like Bleu Horizon, Elogia and Residences Jazz. But these aren’t traditional condos. They’re...
View ArticleSome donor clinics close due to COVID-19, though Canada’s blood agency says...
Canadian Blood Services (CBS) has had to shutter some of its clinics because of the COVID-19 pandemic, and experienced an early dip in donations, but the agency claims to have since rallied to sustain...
View ArticleNo time to fly blind: To beat COVID 19, Canada needs better data
Accurate information is critical to fight a health emergency like the COVID-19 pandemic. Robust data identifies the scale of the problem. It enables the prioritization of human, financial and material...
View ArticleCOVID-19 lockdown continues, hopeful signs in B.C.
Admissions to hospital and intensive care to treat COVID-19 infections are declining in British Columbia and easing in Quebec, officials in those provinces report. “There is some evidence we are...
View ArticleHealth system not prepared for decisions on who gets ventilators
Protocols for deciding which COVID-19 patients are treated with ventilators are either a secret or non-existent across the country, leaving people fearful of discrimination if they are older or...
View ArticleHow Ontario planned for a crisis before COVID-19 hit
Several years ago, in 2016, Toronto was facing an emergency. Specifically, the city was looking onto a pandemic — this one, a novel influenza virus that had seized upon the city of millions and was in...
View ArticleCOVID-19: We’re seeing the best of Canada’s public servants when it matters most
The COVID-19 crisis has reminded us that government matters. Alongside the crucial role of health care professionals and support staff, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced millions of Canadians to look...
View ArticleRationing care in Canada and U.S. in the face of COVID-19
As an American health law and ethics scholar, I have spent the last several weeks working with colleagues in U.S. hospitals, medical schools and state legislatures trying to provide guidance and...
View ArticleTrudeau pledges national medical research strategy and country-wide blood...
The federal government will create a medical research strategy on COVID-19, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday — pledging approximately $1.1 billion for efforts like vaccine development,...
View ArticleLeading with a quiet voice — the irony of women’s influence during COVID-19
In an age of obsessive media consumption, social media “influencers” shape our interactions and collective understanding. These influencers build platforms to sell products, but also to advocate for...
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