The Canada Disability Benefit was introduced with great promise: a direct path to financial support for low-income individuals with disabilities, offering a chance to break free from poverty. Yet this…

Experts have sounded the alarm for decades. Antimicrobial resistance is likely to be Canada’s next major health crisis and it is time for the federal government to take sufficient action…

When we hear the words “long-term care,” most of us think of nursing homes. However, long-term care can be delivered in many locations, including home and community-based settings. The National…

The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the long-standing desire of many Canadians to age-in-place.  In recent months, surveys conducted to better understand the perspectives and concerns of Canadians on the state…

OTTAWA (October 28, 2020) – The Honourable Judith Seidman, Opposition Whip in the Senate of Canada, called the attention of the Senate to the existing weaknesses within Canada’s long-term care…

This OPED was published in the National Post on June 16, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented threat to our collective physical, mental and economic health. To date, over…

By: Sen. Chantal Petitclerc & Sen. Judith G. Seidman Alarming evidence of the risks associated with the use of e-cigarettes makes the news almost every week. The harms — especially…

By Senator Judith G. Seidman: It all began with a quick errand to a nearby convenience store one evening on my way home. As I waited to pay, a large,…