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I opened Canada’s first dementia village. Here’s how it works.

The village has a general store, a café and bistro, a woodworking shop and a beauty salon

Canadian doctors say birth tourism is on the rise. It could hurt the health care system.

Physicians in Alberta say more people are landing, giving birth and leaving with Canadian citizenship for their kids. It’s straining the health care system in more ways than one.

Why I Paid $5000 for MRIs

"I travelled two hours and got five MRIs done at once. The next day, I finally had answers.”

Why We Pay $6,000 for Private Clinic Memberships in Montreal

"There’s no wondering about our health—we can just call and ask.”

Why I Paid $30,000 For a Hip-Replacement Surgery

"I still don’t understand why I was able to get surgery in eight weeks when I paid for it, but 18 to 24 months if I’d used the public system."

Why I Pay $3,700 A Year For a Private Health Clinic

"I know that if I email the clinic, I’ll get a response within a few hours, and I can refill my prescriptions via email as well."

Why I Paid $8,700 for Knee Surgery

"My doctor told me MRIs were moving quickly those days—I’d only have to wait a few months. But that was longer than my EI would last me."

Canadians with mental disorders shouldn’t be excluded from requesting MAID

I’m a psychiatrist who’s worked on the topic of MAID and mental disorders for years. People with these disorders should be able to request MAID—just like all other Canadians.