Health-care access is not only a social program. It is an economic foundation

When residents cannot access the care they need, they cannot work, contribute, or participate fully in society.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has made strengthening the Canadian economy a cornerstone of his mandate, but a strong economy is built on healthy communities, write Monika Dutt, Annalee Coakley, and Vanessa Redditt.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY MONIKA DUTT, ANNALEE COAKLEY, VANESSA REDDITT

April 22, 2026

On May 1, the federal government will implement a health-care policy that will harm the health ...

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