From: Åke Blomqvist and Frances Woolley To: Canada’s ministers of public health Date: May 8, 2018 Re: Filling the Cavities in Canada’s Dental Coverage Lack of access to even urgent dental care for many people with low income, seniors and others is a problem that could be solved with a “public option” for dental insurance. Provincial governments should […]
Lack of access to even urgent dental care for many people with low income, seniors and others is a problem that could be solved with a “public option” for dental insurance, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Filling the Cavities: Improving the Efficiency and Equity of Canada’s Dental Care […]
From: Daniel Schwanen and Rosalie Wyonch To: Canada’s ministers of public health Date: May 2, 2018 Re: The Three Cs, Why We Don’t Get that Flu Shot Despite clinical evidence showing the value of immunization against infectious diseases in the adult population, insufficient attention to lifetime immunization policies persists. Policymakers need to understand how behavioural sciences and policy […]
Despite clinical evidence showing the value of immunization, vaccination rates among adult Canadians are dangerously low. In this podcast, co-hosts Alex McBrien and Laura Bouchard are joined by the Institute’s Rosalie Wyonch, to discuss the lackluster state of adult vaccination in Canada. Click here to watch the animated video. Read the full report
From: Daniel Schwanen and Rosalie Wyonch To: Canada’s ministers of public health Date: April 27, 2018 Re: Not Just for Kids; Adults Also Need Their Shots Despite clinical evidence showing the value of immunization, vaccination rates among adult Canadians are dangerously low. Across the provinces and territories, vaccination rates for preventable diseases like influenza, pertussis (whooping cough) and […]
A l’attention de: Ministres de la santé publique De la part de: Daniel Schwanen et Rosalie Wyonch Date: 27 avril, 2018 Objet: Il faut rehausser les taux de vaccination dont la faiblesse présente un risque pour la santé des adultes canadiens Malgré les données démontrant la valeur des vaccins, les taux de vaccination chez les adultes canadiens sont dangereusement […]
Malgré les données démontrant la valeur des vaccins, les taux de vaccination chez les adultes canadiens sont dangereusement bas, selon un nouveau rapport de l’Institut C.D. Howe. Dans «Pas seulement pour les enfants: comment améliorer la surveillance et la couverture vaccinale chez les adultes au Canada», l’auteur du rapport Colin Busby suggère de créer des […]
Despite clinical evidence showing the value of immunization, vaccination rates among adult Canadians are dangerously low, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Not Just for Kids: How to Improve Adult Vaccination Uptake in Canada,” author Colin Busby suggests creating formal approaches for improved adult immunization uptake. Pour lire ce rapport […]
From: Rosalie Wyonch To: Cannabis-Concerned Canadians Date: April 20, 2018 Re: It’s 4-20. How’s that Legalization Thing Going? Two years ago, on April 20, Ottawa announced steps to legalize cannabis. Since then, governments across Canada have been developing regulation, taxation, and licensing policies governing the sale and cultivation of marijuana, in time for the legalization target date of […]
Preliminary figures show faster growth in the amounts governments are budgeting for healthcare over the past three years, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Healthcare Costs in Canada: Stopping Bad News Getting Worse,” author William B.P. Robson warns that the preliminary figures likely understate the acceleration, since later figures typically […]
From: Rosalie Wyonch To: Ontario Taxpayers Date: April 4, 2018 Re: Healthcare spending: ambition exceeds capacity Ontario’s 2018 budget – entitled “A Plan for Care and Opportunity” – focuses heavily on healthcare in all its forms. It encompasses initiatives and investments in hospitals, homecare, pharmacare, mental health and compassionate end-of-life care. Each proposal for expansion may have individual merits, […]
From: Colin Busby To: Provincial Ministers of Health Date: January 29, 2018 Re: Bad to Worse in Healthcare: How the Provinces Rank Internationally Canadian provincial healthcare systems fare poorly compared to peer countries according to our new report. We examined how the provinces, the major healthcare deliverers in Canada, fare compared to other nations in healthcare provision. We […]
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From: Åke Blomqvist and Frances Woolley To: Canada’s ministers of public health Date: May 8, 2018 Re: Filling the Cavities in Canada’s Dental Coverage Lack of access to even urgent dental care for many people with low income, seniors and others is a problem that could be solved with a “public option” for dental insurance. Provincial governments should […] 
Lack of access to even urgent dental care for many people with low income, seniors and others is a problem that could be solved with a “public option” for dental insurance, according to a new report published by the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Filling the Cavities: Improving the Efficiency and Equity of Canada’s Dental Care […] 
From: Daniel Schwanen and Rosalie Wyonch To: Canada’s ministers of public health Date: May 2, 2018 Re: The Three Cs, Why We Don’t Get that Flu Shot Despite clinical evidence showing the value of immunization against infectious diseases in the adult population, insufficient attention to lifetime immunization policies persists. Policymakers need to understand how behavioural sciences and policy […] 
Despite clinical evidence showing the value of immunization, vaccination rates among adult Canadians are dangerously low. In this podcast, co-hosts Alex McBrien and Laura Bouchard are joined by the Institute’s Rosalie Wyonch, to discuss the lackluster state of adult vaccination in Canada. Click here to watch the animated video. Read the full report 
From: Daniel Schwanen and Rosalie Wyonch To: Canada’s ministers of public health Date: April 27, 2018 Re: Not Just for Kids; Adults Also Need Their Shots Despite clinical evidence showing the value of immunization, vaccination rates among adult Canadians are dangerously low. Across the provinces and territories, vaccination rates for preventable diseases like influenza, pertussis (whooping cough) and […] 
A l’attention de: Ministres de la santé publique De la part de: Daniel Schwanen et Rosalie Wyonch Date: 27 avril, 2018 Objet: Il faut rehausser les taux de vaccination dont la faiblesse présente un risque pour la santé des adultes canadiens Malgré les données démontrant la valeur des vaccins, les taux de vaccination chez les adultes canadiens sont dangereusement […] 
Malgré les données démontrant la valeur des vaccins, les taux de vaccination chez les adultes canadiens sont dangereusement bas, selon un nouveau rapport de l’Institut C.D. Howe. Dans «Pas seulement pour les enfants: comment améliorer la surveillance et la couverture vaccinale chez les adultes au Canada», l’auteur du rapport Colin Busby suggère de créer des […] 
Despite clinical evidence showing the value of immunization, vaccination rates among adult Canadians are dangerously low, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Not Just for Kids: How to Improve Adult Vaccination Uptake in Canada,” author Colin Busby suggests creating formal approaches for improved adult immunization uptake. Pour lire ce rapport […] 
From: Rosalie Wyonch To: Cannabis-Concerned Canadians Date: April 20, 2018 Re: It’s 4-20. How’s that Legalization Thing Going? Two years ago, on April 20, Ottawa announced steps to legalize cannabis. Since then, governments across Canada have been developing regulation, taxation, and licensing policies governing the sale and cultivation of marijuana, in time for the legalization target date of […] 
Preliminary figures show faster growth in the amounts governments are budgeting for healthcare over the past three years, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. In “Healthcare Costs in Canada: Stopping Bad News Getting Worse,” author William B.P. Robson warns that the preliminary figures likely understate the acceleration, since later figures typically […] 
From: Rosalie Wyonch To: Ontario Taxpayers Date: April 4, 2018 Re: Healthcare spending: ambition exceeds capacity Ontario’s 2018 budget – entitled “A Plan for Care and Opportunity” – focuses heavily on healthcare in all its forms. It encompasses initiatives and investments in hospitals, homecare, pharmacare, mental health and compassionate end-of-life care. Each proposal for expansion may have individual merits, […] 
From: Colin Busby To: Provincial Ministers of Health Date: January 29, 2018 Re: Bad to Worse in Healthcare: How the Provinces Rank Internationally Canadian provincial healthcare systems fare poorly compared to peer countries according to our new report. We examined how the provinces, the major healthcare deliverers in Canada, fare compared to other nations in healthcare provision. We […]