It’s time to help stop the spread of STBBIs throughout the country

Federal, provincial, and territorial governments need to undertake immediate and concerted action to provide everyone with access to sexual health prevention, screening, treatment, and education.

Canada cannot effectively assume its sovereignty and strive in becoming one of the strongest economies in the G7 if it does not adequately address its public health issues, such as curbing the alarming rise in STBBIs rates, writes ISG Senator René Cormier. Image courtesy of Pixabay

Opinion

BY ISG SENATOR RENé CORMIER

November 20, 2025

Ever since my appointment to the Senate of Canada in November 2016, I have remained steadfast in my commitment to public health and safety, namely by raising awareness and promoting the fight against HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted and blood-borne infections (STBBIs).

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