This issue's first article is focused on the contentious issue of relaxing restrictions on promoting cannabis. Crépault et al. notes that the cannabis industry has been opposed to aspects of restrictions on promoting cannabis, which leaves the industry less able to displace illegal producers and retailers. They argue that the federal government should not relax restrictions on promoting cannabis due to the cannabis-related harms among youth ..read more

Effective reforms to provinces’ and territories’ healthcare delivery systems are needed to generate meaningful changes in population-based health and well-being outcomes in Canada. These reforms include transformations that slow the decline of health and improve the quality of life – such as those relevant to long-term care and aged care – and are expansive enough to include prevention and health promotion ..read more

In health research, the collective effort to transform the patient’s role from being research subjects to becoming partners and co-leaders of research is a noble pursuit ..read more

All systems and providers designed to work together in a seamless integrated care model. How should this be managed? How are they funded? How is the funding allocated? What approach to governance will support this ..read more

This edition of Healthcare Quarterly highlights innovations aimed at improving people-centred care and care in the community. The articles cover a range of topics, including caring for children with medical complexities, using care bundles in long-term care, enabling patient-centred flow and advancing community paramedicine ..read more

The healthcare system is not exempt from anti-black racism. Research indicates that racial biases held among healthcare professionals can create unsafe environments for clients and colleagues alike ..read more

Canada boasts the world’s second largest landmass. Clearly there will be logistical challenges in ensuring all Canadians have equal access to care, particularly when factoring in the variance of climate and geography. However, I would argue that Northern Canada is often all but forgotten in these discussions over accessing primary healthcare ..read more

Crisis is a fertile ground for innovation, and the windows of opportunity for nursing to contribute to addressing these big challenges are wide open. Nursing leadership matters, and the need for all nurses to lean into leadership roles has never been more imperative ..read more

Indigenous people didn’t just start telling their stories in 2008 when the TRC was initially assembled as part of the Indian Residential Schools Settlement Agreement. They have been telling them for centuries, we just haven’t been listening ..read more