Jason Nickerson

Jason Nickerson is an investigator at the Bruyère Health Research Institute in Ottawa, an assistant professor in the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto, and the former humanitarian representative to Canada for Doctors Without Borders.

Canada must act now to support the Cuban people

Canada is respected globally for its steady, principled engagement in moments of crisis. By stepping up meaningful humanitarian assistance to Cuba now, Canada can help prevent a deeper emergency

opinion | BY STEPHEN CORNISH, JASON NICKERSON | May 4, 2026