Facing a growing alt- and far-right in Canada fueled by two years of opposition to vaccines and public health mandates, the Left needs to critically assess the “freedom convoy,” and where to go from here.
Covid has shattered many worlds, and it can shatter the neoliberal credo that there is no alternative. But only if we are courageous enough to reject to liberalism and nationalism, and embrace internationalism.
In a society where health outcomes reflect social and economic inequalities, and where the uneven application of policies reinforces these inequalities, we need to centre equity and workers rights in any public health discussion.
Over the 20th century, life expectancy rose and medical advances virtually eliminated deadly diseases such as smallpox, leprosy, and polio. We were assured that, in…
Facing the rapid spread of the Delta variant and the lack of access to vaccines, many poorer nations are in dire straits. Yet, rich nations are planning to roll out booster shots while continuing to block efforts to waive vaccine patents that would allow other countries to produce their own vaccines.
Queen is an essential worker without status, who survived COVID-19 during the first wave and continues to work in long-term care. She spoke with Spring…
The COVID-19 vaccine has raised the hope for universal protection from the deadly virus. But its distribution is turning into a vaccine apartheid—from countries of…
The Canadian government is vowing to join other rich countries to block a proposal from developing countries that would promote equal access to vaccines and medical equipment necessary to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
To maximize the effectiveness of a COVID-19 vaccine it has to be universally accessible
