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Feds preach patience on pension reform

August 17, 2009

OTTAWA -- The Harper government's point man on pension reform says his heart aches for people who have lost or fear ...

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Briefly: “Canada Continues to Shed Jobs” and More News

August 13, 2009

According to Statistics Canada, employment declined by 45,000 in July for both full-time and part-time workers. The ...

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US Health Reform – Blame Canada?

August 7, 2009

Canadians must wonder how bad our health care system is if President Obama has to defend his health reform bill by ...

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Advance Care Planning: Discussing future health care and treatment options is not an easy topic of conversation

August 7, 2009

A consequence of advances in nutrition and medicine is that people live longer – a lot longer. With longevity, ...

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Healthcare reform may not be good for politicians’ health

August 7, 2009

It's no fun being the whipping boy for anti-government Republicans and Blue Dog Democrats. For once, Canada is the ...

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CARP takes on ‘Home First’ Program

August 7, 2009

Home First is a health initiative designed to be “an approach to care that starts the discussion, upon admission ...

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In Defence of Canadian Healthcare

August 7, 2009

Canada's health-care system has come in for a drubbing in the battle over U.S. health-care reform. Critics, many of ...

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Mythbusting Canadian Health Care — Part I

August 7, 2009

2008 is shaping up to be the election year that we finally get to have the Great American Healthcare Debate again. ...

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Obama’s AARP Town Hall on Healthcare Reform

August 7, 2009

On July 28th, President Obama hosted an AARP town hall webcast to pitch his reforms to older Americans. He assuaged ...

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Shona Holmes: The New Figurehead for the American Anti-Public Healthcare Campaign

August 7, 2009

Holmes is the new figurehead for the American anti-public healthcare campaign: she’s testified before Congress, ...