Category Canadian Bioethics
“European” health care not a “fix” for Canada
Colleen M. Flood and Bryan Thomas discuss the current legal challenge before the BC Supreme Court about whether public medicare violates the Charter by forcing patients onto long wait lists.
SickKids’ New Ad Campaign: Fighting words?
Michael Orsini and Anne McGuire offer a critical disability studies perspective on the Hospital for Sick Children’s latest ad campaign.
Insuring for Climate Change
Vanessa Lam considers how the federal government might respond to climate change.
Risky Business: Genetic Discrimination & Insurance
Françoise Baylis discusses the response of the Canadian insurance industry to Bill S-201, An Act to prohibit and prevent genetic discrimination.
A Call to Action: Improve Indigenous Health
Alain Beaudet shares an excerpt of his speech, given at last week’s annual Forum of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, which outlines research priorities for indigenous health.
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