Let’s reinvent our health system—and put rehabilitation at the centre

Rehabilitation is not a luxury. It is the bridge between medical intervention and meaningful participation in life.

What should be core to a just and effective health-care system is now treated as a luxury—accessible only to those who can afford it, writes Aliki Thomas. Pexels photograph by Kampus Production

Opinion

BY ALIKI THOMAS

May 14, 2025

I have great hope for our publicly funded health-care system. This may seem a strange time for hope, when so many Canadians are not able to access the care they need, when they need it most. But this moment—in the wake of a federal election—might finally prompt the bold,...

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