Why Austerity Kills
By Dr. John Millar In a recent book ‘The Body Economic – Why Austerity Kills. Recessions, budget battles, and the politics of life and death’, David Stuckler and Sanjay Basu…
Health Voices Tag: Poverty
Marjorie’s Welfare Food Challenge – Day 1
By Marjorie MacDonald Because I had forgotten to sign up for the challenge in advance I did not do any real preparation. This was a huge mistake. I had not…
Ethical healthcare in British Columbia
By Ted Bruce I read with interest the article in The Tyee by Christine Boyle and Seth Klein entitled Imagining a Moral Economy for British Columbia. The article laid out…
Income Inequality “No Big Deal” according to Economists
By Diana Daghofer In North America, the Occupy movement cast the spotlight on an issue that has been the focus of grave concern around the world – income inequality. So…
Need We Say More
By Ted Bruce Need we say more? Apparently yes. The evidence on the impact of low income on health such as that described by Dr. Patricia O’Campo just keeps piling…
Government Must Be Accountable for the Costs of Poverty
By Ted Bruce A report on the rising poverty rate among new immigrants to Canada ran side by side with an article on BC’s version of austerity as the government…