Introduction: Is Canada back? Brand Canada in a turbulent world

Universal Pharmacare in Canada: A Prescription for Equity in Healthcare

Despite progressive universal drug coverage and pharmaceutical policies found in other countries, Canada remains the only developed nation with a publicly funded healthcare system that does not include universal coverage for prescription drugs. In the absence of a national pharmacare plan, a province may choose to cover a specific sub-population for certain drugs. Altho...

The early history of anaesthesia in Canada: the introduction of ether to upper Canada, 1847.

ALTHOUGH CLARK administered ether for a dental extraction in January 1842 and Long used it to produce anaesthesia for surgical operations in March 1842, the use of this agent did not become widespread until more than four years later. It was following a demonstration at the Massachusetts General Hospital on October 16,1846, when William Morton administered ether ("Letheon") to Gilbert Abbott fo...

National Pharmacare in Canada: Equality or Equity, Accessibility or Affordability; Comment on “Universal Pharmacare in Canada: A Prescription for Equity in Healthcare”

Canada’s federal government intends to take steps to implement national pharmacare so that all Canadians have prescription drug coverage they need at an affordable price. Relatively limited funds have so far been pledged to support national pharmacare, which raises the question: what kind of program is envisioned? Since the government has already introduced regulations intended to reduce new dr...

Legalizing Marijuana in Canada — A Double-Edged Sword: A Response to Recent Commentaries

Looking Back on the Future of Genetic Counselling in Canada.

This article focuses on how occupational roles and working relationships have changed over time for individuals involved in genetic counselling in Canada. It begins with a review of the stages of consensus that were reached about a role for geneticists and genetic counselling in clinical settings and, second, the formation of medical genetics as a service specialism. Interviews conducted by the...