Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters “Everyone worried about our health-care system, including the new Santé Québec agency, should also be concerned about the extent of access the unhoused have to medical care.”…
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Allison Hanes: Quebec health directive 2.0? There should never have been a 1.0
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists The new version is more than a mere clarification. It reads like a complete repudiation of the previous effort. Published Sep 24, 2024 • Last updated 21 hours…
Fitness: Eight essential ways to improve heart health
Breadcrumb Trail Links Health Diet & Fitness Life Some risk factors — like age and a family history of heart disease — aren’t within our control, but others can be regulated. Published…
Letters: Who exactly is in 'the English-speaking community' when it comes to health care?
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters “You are not a recognized anglo just because you say you are; you’re a recognized anglo only if the government says you are.” Published Aug 22, 2024…
Editorial: Rescind unworkable directives on language in health care
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Editorials The government of Premier François Legault is breaking its commitments to Quebec’s English-speaking community. It needs to back off. Published Aug 10, 2024 • Last updated 19 hours…
Toula Drimonis: Confusing health rules hardest on the most vulnerable
Article content Health care is not a commodity in Canada, or something doled out only when certain conditions are met; it’s a human right. And among all our rights, it might be…
Allison Hanes: There are so many reasons why English eligibility certificates have no place in health care
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Opinion Columnists Why should anything other than a health card be needed to qualify for care in English? Published Aug 06, 2024 • Last updated 18 minutes ago…
Letters: Either cut taxes or give Quebecers the health care we deserve
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters “It’s time for Health Minister Christian Dubé to realize that something’s got to give.” Published Jul 30, 2024 • Last updated 12 hours ago • 7 minute read…
Allison Hanes: Forget OQLF's semantics — English health care is under threat
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists How does looking for ways to force sick people to speak their second language protect French? Published Jul 29, 2024 • Last updated 17 hours ago • 6…
The Right Chemistry: The story linking nutrition and health has unexpected twists
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Health Diet & Fitness Columnists The idea that food and health are intimately connected is not novel. The Greeks were onto it in the second century. Author of…