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The Future of Health Care in Canada

PPF Health Security: Disease X and empty labs

A weekly dose of critical news about emergency preparedness in a post-pandemic world.

PPF Health Security: Social media lawsuits and Alaskapox

A weekly dose of critical news about emergency preparedness in a post-pandemic world.

PPF Health Security: AI bioweapons and overdose spikes

A weekly dose of critical news about emergency preparedness in a post-pandemic world.

PPF Health Security: Misinformation and penguin problems

A weekly dose of critical news about emergency preparedness in a post-pandemic world.

How health misinformation is taking a toll on well-being

New polling reveals widespread inaccuracies that affect interactions with health-care professionals, as well as personal relationships

Health Security: The return of measles — and a smartwatch for everyone?

A weekly dose of critical news about emergency preparedness in a post-pandemic world.

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Unlocking Health Care

A system that still uses faxes needs to shift into the smartphone era. It's time for an urgent modernization of the health-care system.

How AI and tech could change Canadian health care

A member event looks at how health care is being transformed by data and what can be learned from one of the world’s leading systems

Solving the family doctor crisis

Every child gets a spot in the education system. Can Canada’s health care system do the same for people and primary care?

Primary Care for Everyone

An urgent to-do list for reform

Ep. 76: Unpacking the Clean Energy Puzzle with Scott Balfour

In this episode of Policy Speaking, Scott Balfour, CEO of Emera joins host Edward Greenspon to discuss the many puzzle pieces inherent in Canada’s energy transition. Balfour and Greenspon discuss how to reach renewable energy goals, the need for honest conversations and the question that’s on everyone’s mind: affordability.

Ep. 75: The Future of Healthcare with Dr. Victoria Lee & Dr. Danielle Martin

Paired with the release of the Public Policy Forum’s Taking Back Health Care report, this special edition of Policy Speaking features report authors Dr. Victoria Lee and Dr. Danielle Martin. Dr. Lee, Clinical Associate Professor at the University of British Columbia and Assistant Professor at Simon Fraser University, and Dr. Martin, Professor in the Department of Family & Community Medicine with Temerty Faculty of Medicine at the University of Toronto, join host Edward Greenspon to discuss what it will take to mend the health-care system – and why money is only a part of that solution.

An open letter to Canadians: Fixing health care starts now — and with you

Our health-care system belongs to all of us. It is not a possession of politicians, or the property of stakeholders claiming special status to speak in its interest. They are the custodians, the guardians to whom we have entrusted the system’s welfare.

Taking Back Health Care

How to accelerate people-centred reform now