An interfaith call for a palliative care strategy for Canada

We hope that all Members of Parliament will vote for Bill C-277 when it comes before the House.

Faith leaders in Canada are urging Health Minister Jane Philpott and her government to make palliative care a bigger priority.The Hill Times photograph by Jake Wright

Opinion

BY SHIMON KOFFLER FOGEL, BRUCE CLEMENGER, DOUGLAS CROSBY, IMAM SIKANDER HASHMI

April 19, 2017

Canada is overdue for a well-funded, national initiative to improve palliative care access and quality. An important first step is for Parliamentarians to vote for Bill C-277, introduced by MP Marilyn Gladu, which calls for the development of a pan-Canadian pall...

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