Welcome to the Evidence Network of Canadian Health Policy

The Evidence Network of Canadian Health Policy, commonly known as EvidenceNetwork.ca is a non-partisan web-based project funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and the Manitoba Health Research Council to make the latest evidence on controversial health policy issues available to the media.  This site links journalists with health policy experts to provide access to credible, evidence-based information.

Our Commentaries

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Download our free ebook! Canadian Health Policy in the News: Why Evidence Matters
By Noralou Roos, Sharon Manson Singer, Kathleen O’Grady, Camilla Tapp and Shannon Turczak
Canadian Health Policy in the News is a compendium of the commentaries (or OpEds) we have published in major newspapers across the country since the birth of EvidenceNetwork.ca in April 2011 up to October 2012.
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Don’t confuse money with quality at our hospitals
By Jason M. Sutherland and Nadya Repin
Many people are willing to pay more for higher quality products. For example, you will be confident that a high quality, brand-name TV will work when you get it home. If it doesn’t, the TV will be replaced free-of-charge.
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Beware drug store dispensing fees
By Noralou Roos
Ever wonder why we have so many pharmacies around town? It seems as if there’s a new one on every other street corner these days. Some of them seem to have found all sorts of ways of making money from the unwary consumer.

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