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Can’t Start a Fire Without a Spark: Speaking Up at the Vancouver Town Hall

by Heather | May 6, 2011 | Canadian Health Care Information

Last week I attended the Vancouver town hall on rebuilding Medicare. It’s one of five public events, make that six with the recent addition of Québec City, being hosted by the Canadian Medical Association and Maclean’s magazine. Many people, including some...

Organized Medicine and Labour Well Represented at Alberta Town Hall on Medicare

by Heather | Apr 22, 2011 | Canadian Health Care Information

The heads of the Canadian Medical Association, the Alberta Medical Association, the Canadian Nurses Association and a former president of the Alberta Union of Provincial Employees all served as panelists at the Edmonton town hall on rebuilding Medicare held on March...
The End of the Path to Socialized Medicine

The End of the Path to Socialized Medicine

by Heather | Mar 15, 2011 | Canadian Health Care Information

The Canadian Medical Association and Maclean’s magazine held a town hall in Toronto on March 1, 2011, to discuss rebuilding Medicare. The remaining ones will be held in Edmonton, Vancouver, and lastly, Ottawa also home to the first SOS Medicare conference in...
More Information is Needed to Help Canadians Transform Health Care

More Information is Needed to Help Canadians Transform Health Care

by Heather | Feb 3, 2011 | Canadian Health Care Information

Did you watch the live broadcast of the Canadian Medical Association’s town hall held on January 26, 2011, in Halifax, Nova Scotia?  First of all, the title of the event “Health Care in Canada: Time to Rebuild Medicare” makes me wonder how many...

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