Health · 3 weeks ago
Two Plasma Donors Are Dead. Half of Grifols’ Canadian Sites Are Non-Compliant. The Contract Is Still Secret.
A Spanish for-profit company collects blood plasma from Canadians, sells products derived from it overseas, and operates four of Canada's eight non-compliant blood facilities. Donors aren't told. The contract is sealed. Two are dead. And the country has done this before.
NW · 3 weeks ago
Health
Psychiatrists Are Right 47% of the Time on Mental Illness MAID. Canada Is Expanding It Anyway.
Trained psychiatrists correctly predict whether a mental illness is irremediable less often than a coin flip. The government's own expert panel says there are 'no fixed rules.' Ten provinces want an indefinite pause. Only 29% of Canadian psychiatrists support it. Ottawa set the date for March 2027.
NW · 3 weeks ago
Accountability
Ontario Spends $965 Million on Autism. 67,500 Children Are Still Waiting.
The budget is nearly $1 billion. The waitlist is five years. Three-quarters of registered children have no funding agreement — and the families who can't afford to pay out of pocket are watching their kids miss the window that matters most.
NW · 4 weeks ago
Health
$50 Million for Vaccine Injuries. Two-Thirds Went to the Consultants.
Ottawa gave Oxaro $50.6 million to compensate Canadians injured by vaccines. The company spent $33.7 million on administration — and one claimant was declared dead while still alive.
NW · 4 weeks ago
Accountability
He Inherited a $6-Billion Surplus. Now Seniors Are Waiting 277 Days for a Bed.
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NW · 1 month ago
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