Public schools failing to produce enough STEM graduates

Public schools failing to produce enough STEM graduatesVancouver independent school aims to rectify that The biggest challenge facing Canada right now is not inflation or spendthrift governments, serious though those are. It is not even climate change and environmental issues. What is holding Canada and many other countries back right now is a stifling lack of appropriately trained human resources. Lack of…

Well meaning home care standards just wishful thinking

Well meaning home care standards just wishful thinkingNothing will change unless adequate resources are available and an effective system of inspection and enforcement is in place One of the hard lessons we learned from the pandemic was that, in many cases, our long-term care homes were not providing an acceptable standard of care for the very dependent Canadians in their residences. Tragically,…

Health professionals calling for BC premier’s ouster

Health professionals calling for BC premier’s ousterGetting down and dirty to block passage of bill whose aim is to improve health care for all British Columbians Something different is happening in the usually staid, stable and predictable politics of British Columbia. It is happening in the tony Vancouver neighbourhood of West Point Grey. It is a loud, colourful and somewhat chaotic…

Canada’s health-care system is a disaster

Canada’s health-care system is a disasterForeign-trained health professionals could help alleviate the strain Canada’s medical system is fast becoming a disaster area and a tragedy. There are not nearly enough family doctors to provide primary health care. Walk-in clinics were supposed to backfill this need, but many now do not take walk-ins as their registered patient load is already beyond…

New business provides services to seniors living alone

New business provides services to seniors living aloneTuktu services include driving, shopping, housekeeping, companionship and technical help, all at an affordable cost The year 2022 is finally over, and most of us would say good riddance. It was a year of wars and plagues, floods and famines, autocrats and accidents, inflation and uncertainty. As we start 2023, we really need to find…

Three potential solutions to Vancouver’s downtown east side

Three potential solutions to Vancouver’s downtown east sideFewer than 100 individuals generate almost all the burden placed on emergency services Chatham House Rules – a system for holding debates and discussion panels on controversial topics – were named after the headquarters of the UK Royal Institute of International Affairs, which is based in Chatham House, London. The rule originated in June 1927.…
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