NAFTA re-negotiations may threaten Canada’s steps toward universal pharmacare

 By Ruth Lopert and Steve Morgan A “modernized NAFTA” has significant implications for many sectors of the economy -- and health care is one of them.  What’s at stake?  Canadians’ right to universal access to affordable medicines. When negotiating with the U.S. and Mexico, Canadian trade and health officials would

The Key to Reining in Healthcare Costs in Canada is Better Health Human Resources Planning

 International conference brings together leading experts on health workforce issues  Speakers will include Kamal Khera, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Health; Dr. Jim Campbell, Director of the WHO Health Workforce Department; Gaétan Lafortune, OECD Senior Health Economist and more. Policy makers, academics, researchers, practitioners and students from across the

The State of the World Economy

 We are facing a rerun of 2007-2008 with more dire consequences and a longer duration than we experienced then. The first blows will surface as a result of the collapse of the European Banking System. Last September, I wrote Where Now-Why Volatility. The Grand Surprise.    "The U.S? The end of

Canada’s Presence in Afghanistan: Why We Are There And Why We Would Do A Disservice To The United Nations And Ourselves If We Didn’t See The Mission Through

 The United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) is that august organization's single largest special political mission. Nineteen UN agencies are in Afghanistan to help the Afghan people and its democratically elected government establish a solid and secure democratic society. Twenty thousand troops from 37 countries (including over 2,500 Canadians