“Every doctor and nurse diverted to private-pay clinics is a resource taken away from the collective effort to rebuild universal primary care." writes Broadbent Research fellow @danyaalraza.com Read his latest @thestar.com op-ed: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Absolutely brilliant exposition of what is happening *RIGHT NOW* across Ontario and Canada, thank you @danyaalraza.com . Health care is in crisis, the solutions are obvious, and governments everywhere are looking away from what is happening. Gift link: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

I was recruited to join a private health centre as a doctor. Here's why I said no www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @danyaalraza.com @thestar.com More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Early in my career, a recruiter asked me to leave my practice & join a private clinic instead. I said no. Here's why: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

The budget. It puts $5 billion into “health infrastructure,” which sounds like healthcare funding. But is it? My breakdown for Canada Healthwatch looks at what’s new, what’s missing, and why health is now being framed as infrastructure.

“My friends, the world is changing. It's not a question of whether that change will come. It's a question of who will change it.” @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social People are choosing real alternatives instead of continuity. Mamdani stands for an antifascist economics in the name of the many. 🧵

"This budget seems to have a case of mistaken identity [...] Instead of making historic investments to modernize and update health and social care, they are asking under-resourced systems to increasingly do more, with less." Read the latest from @danyaalraza.com : www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Carney’s first budget asks the wrong Canadians to make sacrifices www.thestar.com/opinion/cont... @danyaalraza.com @thestar.com More news → CanadaHealthwatch.ca 🍁

Boys do cry: The Toronto Blue Jays challenge sport’s toxic masculinity with displays of love and emotion

With no additional pharmacare money in federal budget, some fear New Brunswick will miss out https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/new-brunswick/dornan-pharmacare-deal-9.6968112 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

Privately paid medical tests a step toward U.S.-style health care https://edmontonjournal.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-privately-paid-medical-tests-a-step-toward-u-s-style-health-care 𝗚𝗲𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝗽𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 ⇢ CanadaHealthwatch.ca/newsletter

Wondering what the budget has to say about health/healthcare? My take here, gift link: www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

If at least 26 billionaires can waste at least $27 million trying to defeat Zohran Mamdani, then those same billionaires can afford to pay an extra 2% on their income over $1 million to make New York a better, thriving city for everyone — including themselves.

“Luxury taxes on boats and aircraft are gone” Elbows up for everyone living at Park Place. Hope it’s not a hotel. www.thestar.com/business/how...

Another important piece from the Star's health reporter, Megan Ogilvie. “When we talk about the primary care crisis, we often focus on patients who don’t have a family doctor. But we looked at nearly 10 million patients who do have a family doctor & they’re still struggling to get care.” #OnPoli

The federal Health Minister said it’s “impossible” to release the $4B promised for national health projects, and won’t fund new team-based care programs. canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...

Wrote a thing canadahealthwatch.ca/newsletter/2...

Ooof. Brutal. What a run though. Haven’t loved baseball like this, in a while. Will sport that white panel hat with pride.

My heart will soon explode I think.

I want to experience joy the way Vladimir Guerrero Jr experiences joy.

An Air Canada flight right now

Hitting the pitcher who was just warned about hitting a batter

Correction: all these brilliant fielders.

These outfielders are A+.

WHOOO!!!!!

Vladimir Guerrero Jr. shows up to Game 7 in a Marie-Phillip Poulin jersey, the captain of the Canada women’s national ice hockey team

Dodgers play of the game.

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Pinch hit grand slams, 18 inning games and a lodged ball. One hell of World Series.

Man, baseball.

I sure wish some of these two out doubles would be one out doubles instead.

Jays can’t consider pulling Yesavage until the bill of his cap is completely soaked through.

“Pharmacare is shovel ready.” Broadbent Fellow @danyaalraza.com explains in today's Toronto Star that the policy infrastructure is in place to make universal Pharmacare a nation-building project. Read more: www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

ICYMI, a deep dive into Pharmacare as nation building via @raisapatel.bsky.social in @thestar.com. Get your shovels out. Gift link: www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

When beat reporters are becoming fewer and far between, it’s good news when a publication adds one instead!

Online now: Could healthcare also be a nation-building project? I tested universal pharmacare against Ottawa’s criteria to see if a case could be made. www.thestar.com/news/canada/...

If a mine is a nation-building project, why not universal pharmacare? Learn about the big push to get Mark Carney behind it

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Cito, John is coming for your crown!

Best anxiety I’ve felt in a long time. 3 outs to go.

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Health policy guided by public interest instead of private profits, should not be a contested issue. www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Canada here. Fun facts Short 🧵 Insulin was first discovered at UofT here in 1921 thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/t... Mass production (and export!) of insulin was on a strictly non-profit/cost-recovery basis by 1923. connaught.research.utoronto.ca/about/histor...

New analysis of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first 100 days after the federal election show oil and gas, mining and other industrial groups made up about 60 per cent of lobbying records. Environmental groups couldn’t get a word in. thenarwhal.ca/carney-natur...

2:40 onwards. You will not regret it.* *NYY exclusion

✍️ actionnetwork.org/petitions/ph...

Let’s move from outsourcing care to these large corporate chains. There are so many other great alternatives out there. www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...

Jingle dress dancer Dara Wawatie and drummer Nimkeehns Wemigwans attended a memorial for residential school children on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Ottawa. The ceremony took place at the Beechwood National Cemetery, where Dr. Peter Bryce is buried.