A national strategy on transgender health care is needed, advocates and experts say

'There are clear, glaring gaps in coverage and standards for transgender health care in Canada,' says Conservative health critic Michelle Rempel Garner.

While health care may fall under provincial jurisdictions there are still some things that can be done on a federal level, including tax credits and stricter adherence to the Canada Health Act, say MPs and experts.Photograph courtesy of Wikimedia Commons

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BY ALICE CHEN

May 5, 2021

Considering how important gender-affirming care is for trans individuals, experts say it makes sense to push for a stronger national approach as compared to one that is currently splintered across provinces. The topic recently made headlines in the United States after Arkansas banned gender-affirm...

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