The courts might soon make more room for the private sector in the funding and delivery of care.

Canadian patients still have very few options when it comes to health care services. The provision of care that is considered medically required remains largely monopolized by the public sector in each province. The role of private health insurance is limited solely to the coverage of services not insured by the public system. This Research Paper examines the legal challenges aiming to change Canada’s health care policies.

The ineffectiveness of a soda tax.

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

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.