Canadians have one day left to let the government know how they feel about allowing a private company to pay citizens in exchange for their blood plasma, a controversial question that has health professionals divided on the safety and supply of the life-saving fluid.
CALGARY | Just as there's no free lunch, there's no free healthcare, even in Canada. A typical Canadian family with two parents and two children will pay $11,320 in taxes for public health care insurance in 2013, according to the Fraser Institute.
TORONTO | Dr. Eric Stanton doesn’t believe that many—if any—doctors in Ontario purposely screen potential patients based on discriminatory criteria like age, race, gender, or medical condition and needs.
Fearing patient care will be negatively affected if layoffs continue, the United Nurses of Alberta recently filed a grievance against Alberta Health Services.
The Ontario Nurses' Association is calling for a meeting with the Premier and Ministry of Health to work together with the union to develop strategies to keep nurses safe on the job.
