Speak up for Canada’s global public health leadership

The global nature of this pandemic, so obvious in the rapid spread of new variants across oceans and continents, has demonstrated how the public health capacity of other countries is critical to our own health and safety.
Neither Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, left, Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly, nor Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos have taken the opportunity to champion this pragmatic international leadership, writes Brian Finlay.
No government can claim an unblemished record in its response to the ongoing pandemic, but at least the Government of Canada is learning lessons and taking action. In fact, Canada may already be helping lead the world out of the next pandemic through its recently announced investment in the Signatur...

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