As many of you know, I’m about to move to the US to launch a new Government and Regulatory Affairs Practice in our FH New York office. As a result, I’ve been following US politics even more closely than normal these past few months and (like many Canadians) I have been watching the health care [...]
Today Ken Hughes, Chair of Alberta Health Services (AHS) “Superboard” said Alberta was at a health care “watershed” in a speech delivered to the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. After over two years of planning and preparation, AHS is now implementing a plan that will reduce wait times and increase access for Albertans. Armed with an [...]
Canadians like to think that we have the best health care in the world. In fact, we often define ourselves by our universal health care that treats everyone equally. Nothing has caused more pain for politicians advocating health care change in Canada than the charge by political opponents that proposed changes would bring “American health [...]
For some reason, it seemed to me like the announcement of Ontario’s record $24.7 billion deficit officially ushered in a new sobering reality about how we will have to deal with governments at all levels over the next 12-24 months, at the very least. Smart public affairs practitioners are already at work on this. How [...]
