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Category Archives: Health care
A cross-border health care crisis
If Barack Obama were elected Prime Minister of Canada, how would he fix health care? It is not an idle question.
American politics is necessarily interesting to Canadians for several reasons. It’s inherently fascinating, even horrifying, because it’s so exuberant. In … Continue reading
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Why your health isn’t your own business
How much is your life worth? Oh dear me no. I don’t mean to you or your family. I mean to the Finance Ministry.
You see, news out of Britain informs us that their government just isn’t willing to … Continue reading
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Easy drugs from weak doctors
Put down the pill bottle and back away slowly. Aha! What’s this? Expired antibiotics? You’re in big trouble, buddy.
Actually we all are. Antibiotic-resistant bacteria are everywhere, swarming over hospital towel-racks and bedsteads and heading right for our soft … Continue reading
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The thin gruel of politics
George Smitherman has again failed to produce his promised glorious 10-Year Plan for saving health care in Ontario. It’s like sitting in a fancy restaurant with a mouth-watering menu and great prices but whatever you order you invariably get a … Continue reading
In Pursuit of (Drug-Induced) Happiness
Do you know what I think every time I get into my car? “Hands up everyone who’s on tranquilizers.” I’m not saying people need drugs to drive badly. But it must help.
Especially since literally millions of people are taking these … Continue reading
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