It’s time for action in Canada’s fight against superbugs

Canada could transform from global laggard to a global leader in the fight against antimicrobial resistance.

Canada’s Auditor General Karen Hogan, pictured in this file photo, released a report on Oct. 19 concluding that the federal government has not done enough to protect Canadians from the spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens, commonly known as 'superbugs.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MICHAEL LONG

October 30, 2023

Canada’s Auditor General Karen Hogan released a report on Oct. 19 concluding that the federal government has not done enough to protect Canadians from the spread of antimicrobial resistant pathogens, commonly known as “superbugs.” This is roughly the same conclusion th...

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