New health minister promises open door, pledges to work with doctors

L Eggertson - 2013 - Can Med Assoc
Canada's new Health Minister Rona Ambrose attempted to mend her predecessor's
sometimes strained relationship with the country's leading doctors in an Aug. 19 speech to …

Canada's chief doctor cared for the health of a nation but neglected his own

J Tibbetts - 2013 - Can Med Assoc
If Dr. David Butler-Jones could change anything about his nine years as the face of public
health in Canada, he would have paid more attention to his own health.“I guess I probably …

Hazards on the homestretch in Washington's push to extend health care to millions

C Woodward - Canadian Medical Association. Journal, 2010 - search.proquest.com
Abstract [Barack Obama] was barely in office a month when he went before a joint session of
Congress and promised to deliver on an issue that has proved a dead end, if not a political …

Dr. Marc Baltzan takes parting shots at proposed Canada Health Act

B Bérubé, D Woods - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1983 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The proposed Canada Health Act is a replay of an age-old drama in which rhetoric holds
sway over knowledge, Canadian Medical Association President Dr. Marc Baltzan told the …

Health leaders must share the reins of reform: outgoing CMA pres

L Vogel - 2017 - Can Med Assoc
Canada's health leaders missed “golden opportunities” for health reform in the past year,
and physicians are paying the price, said Dr. Granger Avery in his valedictory address to the …

Federal government should take a bigger role in health care, leaders say

C Cross - 2013 - Can Med Assoc
Major Canadian health orga-nizations support provincial and territorial premiers' efforts to
collaborate and save money, but some are calling for more federal involvement in improving …

The big fix

C Gutkin - Canadian Family Physician, 2009 - cfp.ca
Afew months ago as President Obama swept into office, Americans finally seemed ready to
embrace health reform. Since then, millions of US citizens and many political and …

Butler-Jones Appointment-Good news for public health!

E Wilson - Canadian Journal of Public Health, 2004 - search.proquest.com
Abstract Wilson commends that Dr David Butler-Jones' appointment as Canada's first Chief
Public Health Officer comes at an ideal time. He infers that Dr Butler-Jones' appointment …

David Dingwall: a Cape Breton streetfighter takes the helm at Health Canada

C Gray - CMAJ: Canadian Medical Association Journal, 1996 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Abstract In naming David Dingwall minister of health 6 weeks ago, the prime minister
signalled that Ottawa will not bow in the face of provincial pressures confronting medicare …

Healthcare's perfect storm

J Skinner - Lamp, The, 2016 - search.informit.org
Healthcare's perfect storm Page 1 16 | THE LAMP SEPTEMBER 2016 COVER STORY
Healthcare’s perfect storm Health Minister Jillian Skinner thanked nurses for their contribution …