The elective surgery queue cost 1.2 million Canadians a total of $2.8 billion in lost wages and productivity.
COVID
April 30, 2021
9:05AM
The seven-day moving average of new daily positive COVID cases has been decreasing since April 12.
April 1, 2021
8:29AM
Despite economic, climate and health models often being wildly inaccurate and unreliable, they are increasingly relied upon for policymaking.
March 31, 2021
9:36AM
If Moderna had been allowed to sell its vaccines earlier, many Canadian death and illnesses may have been prevented.
March 31, 2021
9:16AM
Trade liberalization could increase Canada’s economic output by up to $130 billion annually.
March 15, 2021
9:21AM
An OECD study suggested a 3 per cent COVID-related lifetime loss in income.
February 18, 2021
9:03AM
Protracted lockdowns slowly strangle the economic and social life of the country.
February 2, 2021
9:15AM
The provincial government contracted several private surgical clinics to help clear the backlog.
January 27, 2021
10:23AM
This fiscal year, the wage subsidy program will cost $4,100 per member of the Canadian workforce.