Tag Archive | "Canada"
“I got sick and tired of being treated like crap”
by Jane Edgett - Hundreds of thousands of Canadian families have been plunged into poverty by a workers compensation system that denies them support.
Continue reading...Should Physicians be Activists?
Monday, September 20, 2010
Dr. Roland Wong is under threat of losing his license to practice medicine. He helped people on social assistance get extra money for food.
Continue reading...The Fight for Medicare in Canada
Saturday, April 17, 2010
The story of how Canadian medicare was won and how it is being lost provides many valuable lessons.
Continue reading...The US and Canada: Different Forms of Medical Rationing
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Both the U.S. and Canada ration medical services. In the US, rationing is based on ability to pay. Canada rations by under-funding the medical system, bringing inequality through the back door.
Continue reading...RN to RN: A Conversation of Global Concern
Friday, April 17, 2009
"I’m struck by our similar concerns, even though we care for different kinds of patients in three different countries with different health-care systems."
Continue reading...The Fight to Save Ontario Hospitals
Monday, February 9, 2009
We need to build an active and militant campaign to save Ontario hospitals.
Continue reading...Blood Money
Sunday, November 23, 2008
The billions of dollars being lavished on banks and other corporations is blood money. It's available only because people like Heather are being robbed of their kidneys, their health and their lives.
Continue reading...My Pain, Their Gain
Friday, August 29, 2008
by Jane Edgett -- Alberta used me to wipe out its deficit and justify privatizing its medical system.
Continue reading...Health Care or Damage Control?
Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Capitalism cannot deliver genuine health care. A real health-care system would oppose profitable practices like hazardous work, adulterated food, industrial pollution and wars of acquisition. Putting health first requires a fundamentally different social system.
Continue reading...Their Globalization or Ours?
Saturday, August 25, 2007
Governments and corporations are shaping globalization the same way they shaped automation, to boost profits at workers’ expense.
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