Harry Rakowski: Warp speed and warped thinking on vaccines
While the primary intent was vaccine nationalism and guaranteed early U.S. access, the vaccine development facilitated by Operation Warp Speed has already saved millions of lives worldwide.
Healthcare In Canada
Livio Di Matteo: Are federations dysfunctional in a pandemic?
Why did Taiwan perform better than the U.S. on COVID-19? Why did New Zealand surpass the U.K.? There may be a simple explanation.
Sam VanderVeer: Among the pandemic’s many victims is the English language
We should take care to speak plainly, truthfully and with humility, and to value others who do the same over those who shout loudest.
Barua and Eisen: Provinces should ask for more health-care freedom — not more money
Even in the pre-COVID world, our health-care system struggled to address routine demand for patient care, despite ranking among the top spenders worldwide.
Rob Leone: Our leaders are groping along on COVID-19. There may not be a better way
When it comes to big decisions, governments are pulled in different directions all the time. Our leaders know they have to quash the COVID-19 virus, but they do not know the best way of getting there.
Christopher Dummitt: We have a collective action problem and we’re all to blame
In a culture that sees social expectations as a form of oppression, can we really expect everyone to wake up in the morning of our pandemic present and suddenly agree that we are all in it together?
Harry Rakowski: We can’t shame people out of their vaccine hesitancy
Overcoming vaccine hesitancy in a democracy will take patience, honest information about the risk-benefit of choices and the advice of trusted friends. Some people will overcome their fear for altruistic reasons and others because the alternative is less attractive.
Livio Di Matteo: How can we spend so much on health, yet still fail so badly?
The immediate response in 2020 was an increase in total health spending as taken from assorted announced federal and provincial measures totalling $44 billion though much of it remains unspent.
