Canada is facing a severe family doctor shortage. Here is how we can fix it In our neighbourhood, there are many “everyone deserves a family doctor” signs. The sentiment isn’t surprising, but it’s based on the fantasy that putting up a sign will somehow create more doctors. The reality is that Canada faces
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Urban Containment Policies Driving up Land Values and Housing Costs
Rising land costs, not construction, to blame for housing unaffordability Canada has a severe and intractable housing crisis that could become existential for the middle class, eroding the standard of living. Our new Demographia Housing Affordability in Canada report (published by the Frontier Centre for public Policy) reveals that more than half (24) of the
Assisted Suicide Expansion for Mentally ill Premature
82 percent of Canadians demand mental health reform before expanding assisted suicide Fix mental healthcare first. That’s a key takeaway from new poll results, which found that 82 percent of Canadians agree improving access to mental health care should happen before expanding “medical assistance in dying” (MAiD) to those with mental illness as their sole
Canada’s Housing Crisis Calls for Public-Sector Intervention
Interest rates are crushing new housing builds. It is time for new solutions Governments in Canada need to get back into the housing game, and fast. This means directly building non-market housing or buying and converting units to non-market rent. Canada federal, provincial, and municipal governments do, of course, have housing policies already. And
Safe Supply Programs Creating a Surge in New Opioid Users
Federal government faces pressure to rethink its safe supply opioid policies How many doctors does it take to change a government policy killing young Canadians? Seventeen? Maybe. That’s the number of medical addictions specialists who drafted an enlightening open letter to the federal government to tell them that the current safe/safer supply programs for opioid
How Governments Get Us to Blindly Accept Their Agendas
Nudges, which surreptitiously manipulate our behaviour, are being used to promote specific political agendas Do you think you’re always the one making your own decisions? Think again. For some years now, governments have been using a new tool that allows them to guide our choices furtively, without the need for regulation, coercion, or
Canada’s Marketing Boards A Barrier to Affordable Food
Governments can easily address high food prices by phasing out marketing boards Rising food prices have taken centre stage in Canada, and at the core of this issue are the marketing boards, which hold considerable sway over our ability to buy affordable groceries. While governments have acknowledged the importance of ensuring Canada families have access
Food Inflation Takes a Positive Turn with a Dip in Most Categories, Except Fish
But it may be time for a U.S.-style food stamp program for Canadians in dire need Recent food inflation figures offer a ray of hope amid concerns over rising prices. On a month-to-month basis, fish exhibited a discernible uptick in costs: all other food categories, including meat, bakery products, and produce, underwent a reduction in
Price Controls A Misguided Weapon in the Inflation Battle
Zap! You’re frozen! has never worked. Why is Trudeau floating price controls now? If we could tame inflation with laws and regulations, we would have discovered it by now. But that’s not stopping Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from letting it be understood that he’s getting ready to try once again where so many others
Why a University Degree May no Longer be The Path to Success
Cost, debt, cancel culture, and the rise of internet-based learning are diminishing the demand for a university degree Going to university may no longer be the universal aspiration of ambitious youth planning careers. Although many parents still hope to see their offspring graduate from higher education, there are arguments for not heading to the ivy-covered