National Eye Care Strategy: protecting the well-being of Canadians nationwide

Access to eye health care should not be treated as a luxury. It is a crucial service needed throughout all walks of life.

Liberal MP Judy Sgro, who represents Humber River—Black Creek, Ont., introduced a bill to establish a national strategy on eye care in June 2022. The House of Commons will begin its second reading of the bill on April 28. The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

April 27, 2023

Historically, the Canadian federal government has lacked any substantive framework on the matter of public eye health care. As it stands, supplementary coverage has only been extended to particular groups of people who qualify for provincial medicare services. The current st...

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