Government & Policy

HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government announced a $2.35-billion capital plan to improve hospitals, public housing, schools, roads and highways for the 2025-26 fiscal year. In a news conference in Halifax, finance minister John Lohr (pictured) described the capital spending plan as “the largest, single-year investment in our province’s history”. Read More

EDMONTON — Alberta premier Danielle Smith (pictured) says she wants a review of provincial contracts with private healthcare clinics to be expedited amid allegations of sweetheart deals, and she insists she has done nothing wrong. Smith says allegations of wrongdoing in the contracting process at Alberta Health Services are troubling and should be reviewed as soon as possible. Read More

WINNIPEG – After healthcare audits found “unsustainable deficits”, the leaders of the two largest health authorities in Manitoba were replaced with temporary chiefs. Chris Christadoulou has been named interim CEO of Shared Health, health minister Uzoma Asagwara (pictured) said. Christadoulou is replacing Lanette Siragusa, who served as head of the health authority since April 2023, after becoming a familiar face in Manitoba during the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Medtech Canada, the national association representing the medical device industry in Canada, released the following statement from president and CEO, Nicole DeKort (pictured), on the tariff and sanction threat facing Canada: Read More

EDMONTON – Alberta’s UCP government has ousted the entire board of Alberta Health Services for the second time since Danielle Smith became premier, the latest step in the province’s massive restructuring of the healthcare system. Read More

TORONTO — The Ontario government is investing $1.8 billion to connect two million more people to a publicly funded family doctor or primary care team within four years, which will achieve the government’s goal of connecting everyone in the province to a family doctor or primary care team. This investment includes $1.4 billion in new funding, alongside more than $400 million in already-approved funding for primary care. Read More

EDMONTON – Health Minister Adriana LaGrange has appointed Dr. Chris Eagle (pictured) as chairman, and interim president and CEO of Acute Care Alberta, pending contract finalization, to take the fledgling agency from legal status on Feb. 1 to operational status in April. Read More

TORONTO – A new report says Canada’s healthcare system has fallen behind international peers in access to care, equity and wait times, outperforming only the United States. The not-for-profit think tank C.D. Howe Institute says Canada ranks ninth out of 10 countries evaluated, including the Netherlands and United Kingdom, who were top performers. Read More

CHARLOTTETOWN, PE – Health PEI is moving to Phase 2 of the health system transformation with a clear focus on three key priorities: ensuring primary care access for all Islanders, improving access and flow to acute care services, and building a foundation for accountability and excellence. Read More