Breadcrumb Trail Links Columnists Experts are encouraging us to take in sunshine, coffee, alcohol and vitamins, until they decide they’s bad for us again. Author of the article: Josh Freed • Special…
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Allison Hanes: Quebec health directive 2.0? There should never have been a 1.0
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists The new version is more than a mere clarification. It reads like a complete repudiation of the previous effort. Published Sep 24, 2024 • Last updated 17 hours…
Letters: Who exactly is in 'the English-speaking community' when it comes to health care?
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters “You are not a recognized anglo just because you say you are; you’re a recognized anglo only if the government says you are.” Published Aug 22, 2024…
'Health visits are stressful enough': Ottawa ups pressure on Quebec over health care language directive
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News “Understandably, members of the English-speaking community want further assurance of their ability to access health-care services in English.” Author of the article: Aaron Derfel • Montreal Gazette…
Editorial: Rescind unworkable directives on language in health care
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Editorials The government of Premier François Legault is breaking its commitments to Quebec’s English-speaking community. It needs to back off. Published Aug 10, 2024 • Last updated 18 hours…
Toula Drimonis: Confusing health rules hardest on the most vulnerable
Article content Health care is not a commodity in Canada, or something doled out only when certain conditions are met; it’s a human right. And among all our rights, it might be…
Letters: Using eligibility certificate for English health care threatens charter rights
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters “It is nothing less than shocking how language seems to take precedence over standards of care in our hospitals.” Published Aug 07, 2024 • Last updated 1 day…
Allison Hanes: There are so many reasons why English eligibility certificates have no place in health care
Breadcrumb Trail Links Local News Opinion Columnists Why should anything other than a health card be needed to qualify for care in English? Published Aug 06, 2024 • Last updated 23 hours ago…
Letters: Either cut taxes or give Quebecers the health care we deserve
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Letters “It’s time for Health Minister Christian Dubé to realize that something’s got to give.” Published Jul 30, 2024 • Last updated 11 hours ago • 7 minute read…
Allison Hanes: Forget OQLF's semantics — English health care is under threat
Breadcrumb Trail Links Opinion Columnists How does looking for ways to force sick people to speak their second language protect French? Published Jul 29, 2024 • Last updated 17 hours ago • 6…