Gregory Marchildon

In December, the federal Minister of Finance announced that the federal government would extend the current six per cent annual escalator on the Canada Health Transfer (CHT) to 2015-16 and thereafter link increases in the CHT to the rate of economic growth with a floor of three per...

As premier of Saskatchewan, Tommy Douglas was instrumental in introducing universal hospital insurance in 1947 followed by universal medical care coverage in 1962. Without a doubt, these two pioneering experiments became the template for what we now call universal medicare in Canada. But it is essential to remember...

Canadian voters consistently rank health care among their highest priorities, so it was not surprising to see it pop up as an issue during the recent federal election campaign. However, by promising to renew the 10-year deal with the provinces and territories on the Canada Health Transfer, all the main...