Opinion: The Disability Tax Credit is a barrier to the Canada Disability Benefit: It’s time to cut the red tape for disability support
December 12, 2024
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…
Opinion: Antimicrobial resistance a global threat — and Canada is ill-prepared: Senator Seidman
April 26, 2024
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…
Opinion: Community health care and social services are affordable and what seniors want: Senator Seidman
February 22, 2023
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…
Opinion: Give seniors what they want: the chance to age-in-place
November 3, 2021
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…
“The urgency of now”: Senator Seidman on the state of Canada’s long-term care system
October 28, 2020
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…
Opinion: Why we need a national contact-tracing app
June 16, 2020
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…
Opinion: It’s past time to boost federal vaping regulations
December 17, 2019
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…
Opinion: Where are the vaping regulations to protect teens from targeted ads?
September 19, 2019
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,…
Former MP wants Philpott to review health department’s handling of drug safety bill
September 23, 2017
Terence Young says the bill, called Vanessa’s Law, cleared the House of Commons and Senate without dissent. He now believes Health Canada is quietly looking to dilute its powers in…
Health Canada Consultation: Mandatory Reporting of Serious Adverse Drug Reactions and Medical Device Incidents by Health Care Institutions
The Protecting Canadians from Unsafe Drugs Act (Vanessa’s Law) makes several amendments to the Food and Drugs Act (F&DA), including a new requirement for certain health care institutions to provide…