We can keep playing whack-a-mole with our social support priorities, or we can move towards a data-driven study providing the information required to address growing poverty, food insecurity, health-care costs, and increasing income gaps.
One major gap that health providers have identified in testimony before the Standing Committee on Health has been the lack of high-quality, comparable data across provinces and territories.
While the federal government can provide leadership and support, collaboration with provincial and territorial governments is crucial.