The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, federal Minister of Health, and the Honourable Dwight Ball, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, will announce a bilateral agreement between the Government of Canada and the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Today we are marking National Non-Smoking Week. As Minister of Health, I encourage all Canadians who smoke to take this opportunity to become smoke-free.
Although they may not realize it, Canadians are eating more sodium (salt) than is considered healthy. This can lead to high blood pressure, which is a risk factor for heart disease, stroke and kidney disease.
Between March and May 2017, Health Canada asked 9,215 Canadians about their knowledge, behaviours and attitudes towards cannabis use, including driving behaviours after consuming cannabis.
After consulting with the provinces, territories and key stakeholders, the federal government has developed draft regulations for the ultimate purpose of developing a pan-Canadian monitoring system on assisted dying.
The Government of Canada published draft regulations in Canada Gazette, Part I, a key step in creating a federal, pan-Canadian monitoring system on medical assistance in dying.
The Honourable Ginette Petitpas Taylor, federal Minister of Health, and the Honourable Benoît Bourque, Minister of Health for New Brunswick, will sign a bilateral agreement.
Today, the governments of Canada and New Brunswick signed a bilateral agreement outlining how New Brunswick plans to invest close to $104 million in targeted federal funding to improve access to home and community care and mental health and addiction services.
Today, the governments of Canada and New Brunswick signed a bilateral agreement outlining how New Brunswick plans to invest $104 million in targeted federal funding to improve access to home and community care and mental health and addiction services.