Posts by Shannon Proudfoot

Hajdu rises during Question Period in the House of Commons Dec. 10, 2020 (CP/Justin Tang)

One day in Ottawa and a catastrophe of vaccine messaging

Shannon Proudfoot: From a television appearance by NACI’s chair to a confounding response by the health minister, confidence in COVID vaccines took a beating

The AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine at a pharmacy in Kingston, Ont. on March 18, 2021 (CP/Lars Hagberg)

Health

A vaccine system for the fortunate few

Shannon Proudfoot: There are lots of ways to get the AZ shot in Ontario’s crazy vaccine system. Being the most deserving candidate isn’t one of them.

From his basement, Elia called each of his 172 patients who were eligible for the vaccine (Photograph by Brett Gundlock)

Health

This family doctor personally called every 80-plus patient to notify them of vaccine eligibility

The London, Ont. physician printed out the list of 172 eligible patients and just started dialling. His work contains lessons for Canada’s wider vaccine effort.

Freeland arrives to deliver the federal budget in the House of Commons on April 19, 2021 (CP/Sean Kilpatrick)

Ottawa

Budget 2021: The Liberals’ massive, historic, very costly bet on childcare

Childcare for an average of $10 a day within five years? The budget’s big offering is ambitious and essential, say experts. It will also be an enormous job to pull off.

(Photo illustration by Liz Sullivan and Drew Maynard)

Ottawa

Who’s really got Ottawa’s ear?

Paid consultants are everywhere in Ottawa. This so-called ’shadow public service’ offers expert analysis at a pretty penny—and never has to worry about pesky accountability

Singh and deputy leader Alexandre Boulerice hold a news conference in Montreal on March 29, 2021 (CP/Ryan Remiorz)

Ottawa

Jagmeet Singh’s push to win over ordinary people

Shannon Proudfoot: In his convention speech, the NDP leader sought to draw a line between Liberals who say nice things, and an NDP that fights for the hardest-hit Canadians

Canada

’We were the pandemic cohort’: How medical students made life easier for doctors

Yashoda Valliere and her fellow medical students turned helping health-care professionals into its own essential service

Dr. Simon Demers-Marcil, an ICU physician in Calgary, calls a family to tell them a loved one has died of COVID-19 (Leah Hennel/AHS)

Canada

This candid photo conveyed the pandemic’s full weight of human suffering

Dr. Simon Demers-Marcil explains why he was initially reluctant to have the viral photo go public—and how it feels to tell families they’re losing a loved one

Ottawa

Erin O’Toole’s all tell, no show speech

Shannon Proudfoot: The Tory leader’s big speech had a promising message about broadening his party’s tent. Missing was how he plans to do it.

Suresh Singaratnam. This portrait was taken in accordance with public health recommendations, taking all necessary steps to protect participants from COVID-19. (Photograph by Dimitri Aspinall)

Canada

Suresh Singaratnam: The trumpeter whose Christmas tune comforted an anxious nation

Suresh Singaratnam saw a nation of people desperate for a bit of spiritual uplift, and brought his musical vision to life

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