Author Archives: Lorian Hardcastle
Recent Health System Reforms: Sustainability Measures or a Push to Privatization?
By: Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Recent Health System Reforms: Sustainability Measures or a Push to Privatization? Matter Commented On: Recent health policy changes in Alberta Health care costs are undoubtedly a pressing policy issue, with Alberta spending an estimated $7658 … Continue reading
Canadian Women Still Struggling with Access to Reproductive Care
By: Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Canadian Women Still Struggling with Access to Reproductive Care Matter Commented On: Federal and provincial barriers to medical abortion Fifty years after Henry Morgentaler disregarded restrictive federal laws that limited access to abortion and opened … Continue reading
Will Alberta’s Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers Improve Public Health?
By: Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Will Alberta’s Lawsuit Against Opioid Manufacturers Improve Public Health? Matter Commented On: Litigation Against Opioid Manufacturers Opioid-related deaths and injuries are a critical public health issue, with one Canadian dying every two hours due to … Continue reading
Canadian Cannabis Regulation Part II: Edibles, Extracts, and Topicals
By: Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Canadian Cannabis Regulation Part II: Edibles, Extracts, and Topicals Legislation Commented On: Cannabis Regulations, SOR/2018-144 In October 2018, the federal government legalized the sale and possession of recreational dried cannabis, cannabis oil, and fresh cannabis, plants, and … Continue reading
Pharmacare…Long Overdue
By: Lorian Hardcastle PDF Version: Pharmacare…Long Overdue Matter Commented On: Interim report from the Advisory Council on the Implementation of National Pharmacare Canadian Medicare has traditionally focused on hospital and physician services due, in large part, to the fact that … Continue reading
