Canada’s aging population will strain the health-care system

The Globe and Mail Monday 6th February, 2012

This week, Statistics Canada is expected to reveal the demographic details of our aging country. It will spark more talk about possible changes to Old Age Security benefits, but it should also help people ponder another social program under siege: medicare.Canadians are living longer, with more diseases. A growing number are developing multiple chr...

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