Sep 2 2021 — Danyaal Raza — Broadbent Institute — To the dismay of many, this election thus far has had little mention of pharmacare. The NDP has re-iterated their support for a universal, public program to start as early as next year, while the Conservatives have no platform mention of it at all, and the incumbent Liberal’s absence of timelines in this week’s platform […]
Nov 18 2016 — Danyaal Raza — Toronto Star — Many of my medical school classmates were immigrants, others were racialized and many spoke accented English. I wonder if Leitch saw us the same way we saw each other? All of us have since embarked on careers of service and compassion. Before entering politics, Conservative MP and party leadership candidate Kellie Leitch was a surgeon […]
Aug 22 2016 — Danyaal Raza — National Newswatch — This week, Canadian physicians are gathering for the annual meeting of the Canadian Medical Association (CMA). Often called Canada’s ‘Parliament of Medicine,’ one of the meeting’s strategic sessions is zeroing in on the health consequences of climate change. Slated to start with a keynote address from Dr. James Orbinski, past president of Doctors Without Borders, […]