September 2014 – Dr. Chris Simpson

Why we need a national seniors’ care strategy

Let's put an end to jurisdictional wrangling and simply state the obvious: all Canadians want a better health care system. We want quality care, in a reasonable time. There. I…

Meeting with Alice Wong, Minister of State (Seniors)

23 Sep 201423 Sep 2014

It was a great pleasure to meet with the Minister of State for Seniors, Alice Wong, today. The CMA hopes that all federal parties will articulate a vision for a…

Dr. Brian Goldman on palliative care and medical aid in dying.

Dr. Brian Goldman, host of CBC's White Coat, Black Art weighs in on palliative care and medical aid in dying. Click right here to see his latest blog.

10 years later and still waiting….

I will be headed back to Parliament Hill next week to mark the end of the 10-year health care accord and to release a new Nanos poll on how wait…

An Adult Conversation on Medically Assisted Dying – Sept 26, 2014

20 Sep 201420 Sep 2014

On Sept 26, I will be joining a panel at the Zoomerplex in Toronto to discuss medical aid in dying. Other panelists include Hon. Steven Fletcher (Conservative MP from Manitoba),…

Toronto Star readers respond…

Click right here to see Toronto Star readers respond to my op-ed on the need for a national dementia strategy.

It’s time to talk about wait times again

Wait times for medical care are still way too long in Canada. Here is a CBC story about Emergency Department wait times. The ED tends to be the "canary in the…

Speaking at the Barry Smith Symposium for Integrated Care at Queen’s University

With Dr. Robert Wah (President, American Medical Association) and Professor the Baroness Ilora Finlay (President, British Medical Association) at BMA House in London this week.

We need a national dementia strategy. Why don’t we have one?

18 Sep 201418 Sep 2014

Click right here to see my op-ed in the Toronto Star calling for a National Dementia Strategy. In addition, here is a video link to a fantastic discussion on dementia on The…