Healthcare

Decoding CAF’s Fitness Crisis: Insights from Reddit’s Frontlines

What are they saying inside the CAF

21 hrs ago •

Is Canada Wasting Millions on Redundant Health Studies?

Dr Adam Cifu - over at Sensible Medicine - recently listed ten health-related areas that require exactly zero new research projects.

Sep 11 •

Charity Campaigns vs. Charity Donations

Over the past few years, I’ve had canvassers coming to my home in Toronto on behalf of a wide range of non-profits - including hospitals and mental…

Jul 13 •

Cannabis Legalization Is Starting to Look Like a Really Dumb Idea

Back in March 2024, I wrote about some early indications that Canada’s legalization of cannabis was, on balance, causing more harm than good.

Jul 10 •

Using Wastewater to Track Illegal Drug Usage

Statistics Canada has published an experimental dataset representing the controlled substances component of the Canadian Wastewater Survey.

Jul 6 •

Vaccines: Assessing Canada's COVID Response

It’s been five years since COVID hit and one part of me wants to stuff it all in a closet somewhere and forget about it.

May 11 •

What Comes After the End of Public Healthcare?

Or: how do we get there in one piece?

May 1 •

Bad Research Still Costs Good Money

I have my opinions about which academic research is worth funding with public money and which isn’t.

Feb 23 •

Are We Winning the Patient-to-Doctor Ratio War?

The fact that millions of Canadians lack primary healthcare providers is a big deal.

Feb 16 •

Do Indigenous Canadians Benefit From Government Support?

Aside from payments for pensions and benefits through Employment and Social Development Canada and for interest payments on our debt, Canada spends more…

Jan 16 •

Veterans Affairs: Research Funding

I recently published an attempt to understand how the federal government cares for our veterans.

Jan 9 •

Veterans Affairs: the Big Picture

You wouldn't believe how complicated distributing public money can get

Dec 15, 2024 •

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