This event will explore the critical challenges and exciting opportunities within the homecare and primary care sectors. Attendees …
ONTARIO’S 2025 PRE-BUDGET CONSULTATION – NOW MORE THAN EVER
In January I wrote a submission to MPP Ernie Hardeman, Chair of Ontario’s 2025 Pre-Budget Consultations. Dear Mr. Hardeman: My …
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Medicare’s Missing Pillar
We might be led to believe that homecare was an oversight when Canada’s universal health insurance program (Medicare) was …
Medicare Memory
While we may not remember it, there was a time before Medicare in Canada. Most Canadians living today were born after 1966, the …
STRATFORD WELLNESS & MULTICULTURAL FAIR
Stratford Lakeside Active Adult Association’s annual 55+ Wellness and Multicultural Fair on September 7th was bigger and better …
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ONE BIG THING
Former federal Minister of Health Jane Philpott is urging Canadians to vigorously challenge the failures of our current health …
It’s Not Just A Land Sale!
Over the past couple of years, I’ve been trying to fight the good fight for more and better homecare and supportive housing. I’ve …
Medicare Didn’t Just Happen!
There were various forces in Canada that led to the introduction of universal health insurance (Medicare) in Canada - World War 2 …
Funding Long Term Care In Ontario
For many of us, the funding of long-term care in Ontario can be a journey into the unknown. And with recent government …
“Wherever there is a buzzword there lies a sacred cow.”
It was at the University of Waterloo’s April 3rd launch of its new “Future Cities Institute” that I heard one of the guest …
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