The use of "plain and standardized packaging" for the sale of tobacco products.

The advantages of having a mixed public-private drug insurance system.

The advantages of having a mixed public-private drug insurance system.

In the last few months, the issue of drug insurance has returned to the forefront of public debate in Canada. Some of those speaking out on the topic have suggested replacing the current mixed public-private system run by the provinces with a fully public national pharmacare plan to make sure everyone is covered and to reduce costs. But this type of plan risks harming Canadians by limiting their access to drugs.

The push for a national pharmacare system.

Electronic cigarettes and Quebec’s Bill 44.

The timid health care reforms adopted in Quebec over the past decade.

The timid health care reforms adopted in Quebec over the past decade.

Ten years have passed since the Chaoulli decision, handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada in June 2005. The highest court in the land ruled then that when the government is unable to offer access to needed care within a reasonable time frame, the prohibition against purchasing private health insurance is a violation of the right to life and security of patients and runs counter to the Quebec Charter of Human Rights and Freedoms. How have waiting times in Quebec’s public health care system evolved since the Chaoulli decision?

Three major Canadian cigarette manufacturers are condemned by the Québec Superior Court.