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Mental Health and MAID: Canadians who struggle to get help more likely to support expanding eligibility
Two-in-five who sought mental health care in past year encountered barriers September 28, 2023 – As the debate over expanding eligibility to medical assistance in dying to include individuals whose sole condition is mental illness continues, there is much concern
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After a ‘decade of decline’ in health care, Canadians not convinced that money is enough to solve the crisis
Canadians prioritize keeping ERs open, credentialling foreign doctors, in pursuit of better outcomes Pour la version française, cliquez ici. August 17, 2023 – Billions of dollars will be injected into Canada’s ailing health care system over the next decade. And while
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Public Purists, Privatization Proponents and the Curious: Canada’s three health-care mindsets
Politics drives privatization views: half of CPC voters are proponents, most NDP voters are public purists February 27, 2023 – As the federal government holds one-on-one meetings with the country’s premiers to hash out the details of $46-billion injection of
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Funding Faceoff: Canadians split over key decisions regarding federal-provincial Health Accord
Ontario plan to pay for private operations with public funds draws support from majority February 6, 2023 – With Canada’s first ministers set to meet tomorrow in an attempt to hammer out a health care accord aimed at healing an
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Canadians strongly support COVID-19 test requirement for travellers from China, but also question its efficacy
One-in-eight believe the policy to be racist, including more than half of those who oppose it January 24, 2023 – China abandoning its COVID zero strategy has caused a ripple of concern around the globe as the world’s second-most populous
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Unmasked but not Unwilling? More than half would bring back mask mandates, including many who rarely wear one
Three-in-ten Canadians (31%) say they’re wearing a mask most of the time when in public spaces December 22, 2022 – This year’s holiday season looks a lot different than the previous two, with public health restrictions now largely left to
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