With asylum seekers dying waiting for shelter space in Mississauga and single mothers denied rental...
Author - Vamini Selvanandan
Dr. Vamini Selvanandan is a medical doctor, a proponent of healthy public policy and an engaged citizen. She provides health care in small towns and rural communities to improve the health and well-being of Albertans. She is Chair of the Canadian Public Health Association and past-president of the Bow Valley Primary Care Network.
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We are sick of sick notes
There is one thing doctors and patients can readily agree upon: we both hate sick notes. Patients loathe waiting long hours in overcrowded waiting rooms to...
Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan
Overconsumption drives our environmental crises
We live in a time of multiple environmental crises: global warming, natural resource depletion, pollution and biodiversity loss. Far from being unrelated...
Columnists - Vamini Selvanandan
Destabilizing Alberta’s Healthcare System
If you were already worried about our province’s health care system, you now have far more cause for concern. And if you weren’t worried before, it is time to...