Budget misses the mark on addressing health needs

On everything from dementia to pharmacare and autism, the Liberals offer a disappointing plan.
A worker speaks to residents of a long-term care home in Ottawa in 2017. With one in six Canadians now seniors, a plan to address the rising demand on health-care services is urgently needed, says Conservative health critic Marilyn Gladu.
The Liberals' budget delivered their “solutions” to the issues facing health care in Canada today. But did it hit its intended mark? Canada is facing a systemic health crisis. Canadians are living longer—a good thing, on its own—but increasingly with chronic diseases such as diabetes or dem...

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