Author: Sylvie

Opinion: Antimicrobial resistance a global threat — and Canada is ill-prepared: Senator Seidman

Experts have sounded the alarm for decades. Antimicrobial resistance is likely to be Canada’s next major health crisis and it is time for the federal government to take sufficient action…

Opinion: Community health care and social services are affordable and what seniors want: Senator Seidman

When we hear the words “long-term care,” most of us think of nursing homes. However, long-term care can be delivered in many locations, including home and community-based settings. The National…

Opinion: Give seniors what they want: the chance to age-in-place

The COVID-19 pandemic has emphasized the long-standing desire of many Canadians to age-in-place.  In recent months, surveys conducted to better understand the perspectives and concerns of Canadians on the state…

“The urgency of now”: Senator Seidman on the state of Canada’s long-term care system

OTTAWA (October 28, 2020) – The Honourable Judith Seidman, Opposition Whip in the Senate of Canada, called the attention of the Senate to the existing weaknesses within Canada’s long-term care…

Opinion: Why we need a national contact-tracing app

This OPED was published in the National Post on June 16, 2020 The COVID-19 pandemic represents an unprecedented threat to our collective physical, mental and economic health. To date, over…

Opinion: It’s past time to boost federal vaping regulations

By: Sen. Chantal Petitclerc & Sen. Judith G. Seidman Alarming evidence of the risks associated with the use of e-cigarettes makes the news almost every week. The harms — especially…

Opinion: Where are the vaping regulations to protect teens from targeted ads?

By Senator Judith G. Seidman: It all began with a quick errand to a nearby convenience store one evening on my way home. As I waited to pay, a large,…