Drummond, Sinclair, Walker, Jones – The Healthcare Crisis is Upon Us
From: Don Drummond, Duncan Sinclair, David Walker and David Jones To: Canada’s Healthcare Observers Date: July 6, 2023 Re: The Healthcare Crisis is Upon Us This past May, six Kingston family physicians retired from their practice, leaving no successors to refill prescriptions, check out a child’s persistent cough, the pain in dad’s knee, mom’s upset stomach, grandpa’s aches and […] C.D. Howe Institute Monetary Policy Council Says Bank of Canada Should Raise Overnight Rates to 5.00 Percent until Early 2024, Cut to 4.25 Percent by July of 2024
July 6, 2023 – The C.D. Howe Institute’s Monetary Policy Council (MPC) recommends that the Bank of Canada raise its target for the overnight rate, its benchmark policy interest rate, to 5.00 percent on July 12th. The MPC further recommends that the Bank keep the target at 5.00 percent at least until January of 2024, then reduce it to 4.25 percent by July of 2024.
The MPC provides an independent assessment of the monetary stance consistent with the Bank of Canada’s 2 percent inflation target. William Robson, the Institute’s CEO, chairs the Council.
Council members make recommendations for the Bank of Canada’s upcoming interest-rate announcement, the subsequent announcement, and the announcements six months…
Where Women Are Working
Greater labour force participation and better employment outcomes among women can help address some of the challenges posed by an aging population and have a positive impact on economic growth, productivity, gender equality and poverty reduction. Canada could add $150 billion to its annual GDP by boosting women’s overall workforce participation ($63.3 billion), encouraging their […] Mahboubi, Zhang – Exploring the Female Employment Gap
To: Canadians concerned about labour shortages From: Parisa Mahboubi and Tingting Zhang Date: July 5, 2023 Re: Exploring the Female Employment Gap The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound impact on the working lives of Canadians, with women affected differently than men. Our recent C.D. Howe Institute E-Brief examines how women fared before the pandemic, how the pandemic […] Nightmarish TV commercial simply wrong: outsourcing of health care isn’t privatization – Financial Post
Following passage of the Ford government’s Bill 60, Ontario’s ministry of health now has the option to contract out to independent clinics the provision of certain kinds of health-care services normally provided in hospitals. Its opponents have cast the bill as favouring “privatization” and as a threat to the Canadian model of public health care. An emotionally charged television commercial commissioned by the Ontario Public Service Employees’ Union (OPSEU) conjures up a dystopian future where stone-faced capitalists in dark suits push a gurney with a teary-eyed post-surgery patient through dim hospital corridors and present her with a touch screen that she must push to pay for pain relief. In case anyone…
We need to make municipal governments accountable for housing policy: C.D. Howe’s Dachis
Benjamin Dachis, associate vice-president of public affairs at the C.D. Howe Institute, joins BNN Bloomberg to talk about challenges for Canada’s housing market and few ways governments can help reduce prices. Health care in Canada is in crisis – The Hill Times
This past May, six family physicians in a Kingston, Ont., practice retired, leaving no successors to refill a prescription, check out a child’s persistent cough, the pain in dad’s knee, mom’s upset stomach, grandpa’s aches and pains, granny’s forgetfulness—every family’s worrying signs of potentially failing health. Ask any of the approximately 8,000 now-orphan patients about this being a crisis.
Combine that with hours of waiting in an emergency room—even longer to be admitted—and longer still to be discharged from hospital in the absence of an alternative, either a nursing-home bed or what people really want: home care and support in the community. These and other problems have been around a while. What’s new is that they are…
If they’re really going to transform health care, premiers must present a united front – Globe and Mail
When Canada’s premiers journey to Manitoba for a crucial Council of the Federation meeting from July 10 to 12, the route to health care reform should be top of mind. Rarely has a summer road trip been so vital to the present and future of Canada’s once cherished health care system. The premiers need to come out of the meeting prepared to follow a roadmap back home on real health reform.
From coast to coast to coast, Canadians are increasingly worried that health services will not be there for them. Memories of the record number of deaths from COVID-19 in long-term care homes still linger. There are millions of Canadians without family physicians and other providers of primary care, while long wait times and even closings of…
Drummond, Jones – Improving Access to Primary Healthcare
From: Don Drummond and David Jones To: Canada’s Healthcare Observers Date: June 29, 2023 Re: Improving Access to Primary Healthcare A 2022 survey suggests that 22 percent of Canadians 18 years of age and over do not have a family physician or nurse practitioner they can see regularly for care. Extrapolating across the Canadian population, roughly 6.5 million […] Roadmap to a Better Healthcare System
Far too many Canadians lack access to timely primary care and experience long wait times for services; planning is inadequate for the surging needs of the population of older seniors and, among other issues, the fundamental one of optimizing population health, or addressing mental health and addiction, have never received adequate attention. Like the myth […] Ben Brunnen – The Case for Supporting Canada’s LNG Industry
From: Ben Brunnen To: Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Natural Resources, Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, and Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Date: June 28, 2023 Re: The Case for Supporting Canada’s LNG Industry Canada’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry has the potential to make a significant contribution to […] Colin MacKenzie – Regent Debate Recap
From: Colin MacKenzie To: Canadian healthcare watchers Date: June 27, 2023 Re: Regent Debate Recap The C.D. Howe Institute’s fourth Regent Debate was a rousing, elegant evening that featured four notable Canadians debating the question of the moment: Be It Resolved, Competition Will Save Canada’s Broken Healthcare System. A preliminary vote by the 350 people in attendance showed […]