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opinion: do vaccine incentives actually work?
prizes like trips and vacations are being used to entice the fence-sitters to go out and get their shots.
montreal gazette
opinion
aug 3 2021
la ronde held a no-appointment pop-up clinic last weekend. such initiatives, coupled with financial rewards, may work for someone who doesn't oppose vaccination but was not motivated to make an appointment, christopher labos writes.

opinion: universities must act now to protect their communities
there is a sound constitutional basis on which universities can require proof of vaccination status during a pandemic
vancouver sun
opinion
aug 3 2021
as covid-19 infections continue to surge among unvaccinated populations, a large and growing number of u.s. universities are requiring proof of double vaccination for students, staff and faculty returning to campus in september. with the notable exceptions of seneca college, and some university residences, canadian post-secondary institutions have not mandated vaccinations.

machado: do newcomers have a 'happiness advantage'?
when a man told my dad to go back where he came from, i saw the fatigue of immigrant life on my dad's face.
lisa machado
aug 3 2021
stan machado in his happy place. supplied

opinion: turning our attention from one crisis to another
as pandemic restrictions ease and covid-19 cases in canada drop, our attention must turn to an even greater threat: climate change.
montreal gazette
opinion
aug 2 2021
a small ferry arrives in the old port of montreal as smog clouds the skyline on july 26, 2021. the smog, caused by forest fires in northwestern ontario, prompted a warning from environment canada.

what can covid-19 teach us about eliminating viral epidemics?
opinion: some have described hepatitis c as a “ticking viral time bomb” because of the number of undiagnosed infections.
vancouver sun
opinion
jul 29 2021
rather than limiting the offer of hepatitis c tests to people with symptoms or with current risk factors, canadian liver specialists have advocated that everyone born between 1945 and 1975 also be offered a one-time hepatitis c test, writes laurie edmiston. photo credit: conor ashleigh

opinion: is kindness another casualty of the covid pandemic?
seeing people toss aside civility when face-to-face feels like a sad new reality i wasn’t prepared for.
ottawa citizen
opinion
jul 28 2021
people in covid-19 masks pass a positve sign reading "choose kindness" in edmonton.

opinion: politicians won't talk mandatory vaccinations
it’s a reflection of how incredibly narrow the political spectrum of ideas is in this country. that’s a huge problem, especially when mortal threats land on our doorstep
the national post
opinion
jul 28 2021
a protest against mandatory covid-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers in front of a hospital in livonia, michigan, on july 24, 2021.

opinion: should we trust the feds' plan for pricing drugs?
canada’s policy on new patented medicines needs to strike a balance between innovation, research, manufacturing and patient access.
nigel rawson & john adams
opinion
jul 28 2021
when created in 1987, the pmprb was canada’s only protection against excessive drug prices.
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opinion: do vaccine incentives actually work?
prizes like trips and vacations are being used to entice the fence-sitters to go out and get their shots.
montreal gazette
opinion
aug 3 2021
la ronde held a no-appointment pop-up clinic last weekend. such initiatives, coupled with financial rewards, may work for someone who doesn't oppose vaccination but was not motivated to make an appointment, christopher labos writes.

opinion: universities must act now to protect their communities
there is a sound constitutional basis on which universities can require proof of vaccination status during a pandemic
vancouver sun
opinion
aug 3 2021
as covid-19 infections continue to surge among unvaccinated populations, a large and growing number of u.s. universities are requiring proof of double vaccination for students, staff and faculty returning to campus in september. with the notable exceptions of seneca college, and some university residences, canadian post-secondary institutions have not mandated vaccinations.

machado: do newcomers have a 'happiness advantage'?
when a man told my dad to go back where he came from, i saw the fatigue of immigrant life on my dad's face.
lisa machado
aug 3 2021
stan machado in his happy place. supplied

opinion: turning our attention from one crisis to another
as pandemic restrictions ease and covid-19 cases in canada drop, our attention must turn to an even greater threat: climate change.
montreal gazette
opinion
aug 2 2021
a small ferry arrives in the old port of montreal as smog clouds the skyline on july 26, 2021. the smog, caused by forest fires in northwestern ontario, prompted a warning from environment canada.
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movember canada

what can covid-19 teach us about eliminating viral epidemics?
opinion: some have described hepatitis c as a “ticking viral time bomb” because of the number of undiagnosed infections.
vancouver sun
opinion
jul 29 2021
rather than limiting the offer of hepatitis c tests to people with symptoms or with current risk factors, canadian liver specialists have advocated that everyone born between 1945 and 1975 also be offered a one-time hepatitis c test, writes laurie edmiston. photo credit: conor ashleigh

opinion: is kindness another casualty of the covid pandemic?
seeing people toss aside civility when face-to-face feels like a sad new reality i wasn’t prepared for.
ottawa citizen
opinion
jul 28 2021
people in covid-19 masks pass a positve sign reading "choose kindness" in edmonton.

opinion: politicians won't talk mandatory vaccinations
it’s a reflection of how incredibly narrow the political spectrum of ideas is in this country. that’s a huge problem, especially when mortal threats land on our doorstep
the national post
opinion
jul 28 2021
a protest against mandatory covid-19 vaccinations for healthcare workers in front of a hospital in livonia, michigan, on july 24, 2021.

opinion: should we trust the feds' plan for pricing drugs?
canada’s policy on new patented medicines needs to strike a balance between innovation, research, manufacturing and patient access.
nigel rawson & john adams
opinion
jul 28 2021
when created in 1987, the pmprb was canada’s only protection against excessive drug prices.
powered by
canadian society for exercise physiology

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