After leaving the Canadian Armed Forces, many veterans discover that securing a family doctor is a battle of its own
Author Archives: Meagan Gillmore
Meagan Gillmore is an Ottawa-based reporter with a decade of journalism experience. Meagan got her start as a general assignment reporter at The Yukon News. She has freelanced for the CBC, The Toronto Star, Broadview, Chatelaine, Toronto Life and The Walrus and contributed reporting to Accessible Media Inc. since 2016. She has been nominated for a Digital Publishing Award and a National
Magazine Award and is a recipient of the Corcoran Award. She holds a master of journalism degree from Carleton University.
Posted inFamily
National child-care program needs overhaul to succeed: think tank
C.D. Howe Institute recommends Ottawa create a tax credit for parents not covered by subsidized care to use toward their preferred provider
Posted inHealth
B.C.’s menopause coverage is a breakthrough — but gaps persist
B.C. and Manitoba now both cover menopausal hormone therapy. But experts say awareness, access and training still lag behind
Posted inCommunity
Quebec’s Bill 21 exposes cultural fault lines
The debate over Quebec’s religious symbols ban reflects broader differences between French and English cultures over the meaning of state secularism
Posted inFamily
The quiet grief of women who wanted children
A small minority of Canadian women want children but never have them. Many carry a long-lasting grief that few people acknowledge or understand
Posted inHealth
Alberta proposes sweeping MAID limits in new bill
Alberta plans to eliminate Track 2 MAID and narrow ‘reasonably foreseeable death’; it would also prohibit MAID for mental illness
Posted inReligion
Who defines worship? Montreal church case draws Christian interveners
Last summer, Montreal fined a church for hosting a controversial Christian singer. Christian groups say the city is trying to define worship
Posted inReligion
Growing up godless: New book examines beliefs of non-religious children
Many children today grow up in non-religious households. A new book unpacks these children’s values and views on religion
Posted inPolitics & Policy
Avi Lewis woos Ottawa crowd with vision for NDP
The NDP leadership frontrunner says his main goal is making the party ‘election ready,’ but he will not run in upcoming by-elections
Posted inHealth
Alberta charts its own course on MAID
Alberta says it wants to ban MAID for mental illness, increase oversight of MAID practitioners and ‘protect vulnerable Albertans’