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Canadian Born Child Denied Health Care

May 10, 2021
Susan Kootnekoff
Image: "poked and prodded baby - _MG_4085" by sean dreilinger is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Today a troubling story out of my home province of Saskatchewan. If statements coming out of that province are true, this problem exists in other provinces too. A woman who is an Indian citizen, referred to as “Jo”, traveled to Canada...

Travel Restrictions: Is Public Health’s Statistical Modelling Flawed?

April 23, 2021
Susan Kootnekoff
Image: "File:COVID-19 deaths per 100,000 population.png" by Traut is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0

Some Canadian provinces, including B.C., are implementing travel restrictions amid fears of covid-19. The federal government's mandatory testing and hotel quarantining for travelers entering Canada is currently being challenged in the courts. In January, 2021, after seeking legal advice, B.C. premier John Horgan...

Workers Compensation Costs Bleeding into MSP

January 28, 2021
Susan Kootnekoff
"Tommy Douglas - Keeping an eye on Parliament" by Jamie McCaffrey is licensed under CC BY-NC 2.0

One of the institutions we treasure most as Canadians is our national health care system. Under the Canada Health Act (CHA), all "insured persons" are entitled to receive "insured health services" without charge. “Insured health services” means hospital services, physician services and...