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Monika Dutt

Dr. Monika Dutt is the chair of the Canadian Doctors for Medicare. She is a family physician and public health specialist in Nova Scotia, an adjunct professor at Cape Breton University, and holds a Master of Public Health and Master of Business Administration from Johns Hopkins University.


Mark Carney

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.

Mark Carney

Time to make more pharmacare deals after election stalled momentum 

Before the campaign, Ottawa secured agreements with only four jurisdictions: Manitoba, British Columbia, Yukon, and Prince Edward Island. 

opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, DANYAAL RAZA | May 7, 2025
Minister of Health Mark Holland makes an announcement about the Canadian Dental Care Program at Dentistry at Bank St in Ottawa on Aug. 7, 2024.

New Canada Health Act interpretation letter misses the mark on virtual care

Publicly funding medically necessary virtual care would improve access for all Canadians, not just those fortunate enough to have stable jobs with benefits.

opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT, CHATEN JESSEL, BERNARD HO | February 12, 2025

When the cure is worse than the disease

opinion | BY MONIKA DUTT | November 28, 2016