COVID-19: lessons learned and the path forward

COVID-19 has revealed a troubling lack of national self-sufficiency in essential medical technology, equipment, and therapeutics.

Health Minister Patty Hajdu, pictured Nov. 27, 2020, at a Hill press conference. It is time to make it clear that despite constant confusion about jurisdiction—often expressed by politicians themselves—health is in truth a shared jurisdiction, writes NDP MP Don Davies. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY NDP MP DON DAVIES

July 12, 2021

It is said that one should never waste a good crisis. If that is received wisdom—and I believe it is—there is a treasure trove of lessons to be learned and addressed in Canadian health care from the COVID-19 pandemic. They come in different forms. Some include the accelerated adoption of tech...

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