Octobre 31, 2023 11:51AM

B.C.’s health-care wait times only getting longer

Mackenzie Moir

Wait times in the province more than doubled from 10.4 weeks in 1993 to 25.8 weeks in 2022.

Sujet:

Health Care

Étiquettes:

healthcare performance, health care wait times, health care wait lists, waiting for health care

Octobre 28, 2023 5:30AM

Enough talk, it's time to fix health care in Canada

Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua

In 2022, the wait between a specialist visit and treatment was 27.4 weeks.

Sujet:

Health Care

Étiquettes:

healthcare, healthcare costs, health care costs, health care spending, canada health act

Octobre 20, 2023 12:37PM

Any reasonable CPP asset split would reduce contribution rates for Albertans

Tegan Hill

Albertans have paid significantly more into the CPP than its retirees have received in return.

Sujet:

Nova Scotia government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear

Paige MacPherson

By December 2020, a large body of research showed that children represented two per cent or less of diagnosed COVID cases.

Sujet:

Student performance on the wane in B.C.

Michael Zwaagstra

The more students know about a topic, the more likely they’ll be able to understand what they read.

Sujet:

Education

Étiquettes:

student performance, student achievement, student assessment, academic achievement, student testing

Octobre 5, 2023 2:19PM

Canada’s high level of health-care spending not producing high performance

Mackenzie Moir, Jake Fuss

Canada ranked 28th out of 30 universal health-care countries with 2.8 physicians per 1,000 people.

Sujet:

Health Care

Étiquettes:

healthcare expenditures, healthcare costs, health care spending, health care costs, healthcare performance

Septembre 28, 2023 12:27PM

Taxes consume more than 45% of household income for average Canadian family

Grady Munro, Jake Fuss

Expenditures on housing comprise less than half of what the average family pays in taxes.

Sujet:

Canadians know more money won’t fix our health-care problems

Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua

Canada ranked dead last on timely access to specialists and surgical care.

Sujet:

Health Care, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

healthcare, healthcare costs, healthcare expenditures, healthcare performance, health care costs, health care spending

Septembre 1, 2023 3:30AM

Understanding universal health care, Part 5: Cost-Sharing for Patients in New Zealand

Mackenzie Moir, Bacchus Barua

Physicians who set their own fees determine the level of patient co-payment.

Sujet:

Health Care, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

universal health care, cost-sharing, new prescription drugs, co-pays, healthcare performance

Août 30, 2023 9:30AM

B.C. teacher union wages wrongheaded war on student testing

Derek J. Allison

The province's Grade 4 students suffered learning losses due to pandemic disruptions.

Sujet:

Education, Other Topics

Étiquettes:

teacher unions, bc teachers union, student testing, student assessment, student performance

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B.C.’s health-care wait times only getting longer

Enough talk, it's time to fix health care in Canada

Any reasonable CPP asset split would reduce contribution rates for Albertans

Nova Scotia government closed schools even after reality of COVID became clear

Student performance on the wane in B.C.

Canada’s high level of health-care spending not producing high performance

Taxes consume more than 45% of household income for average Canadian family

Canadians know more money won’t fix our health-care problems

Understanding universal health care, Part 5: Cost-Sharing for Patients in New Zealand

B.C. teacher union wages wrongheaded war on student testing

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