Healthcare

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 •

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 •

The Health Research Funding Scandal Parading in Plain View

Why Can't We See the Canadian Institutes for Health Research-Funded Research We Pay For?

Nov 24, 2024 •

Do National Healthcare Funding Systems Make a Difference?

It’s always fun to see how Canada’s healthcare system ranks against the rest of the world.

Nov 10, 2024 •

Ranking Provinces by Mental Wellbeing

Quebecois feel they're the happiest Canadians. And it's not even close.

Sep 11, 2024 •

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