Alan Cassels

Oct 17, 2024 | newwesttimes.com | Alan Cassels

I met my local BC Conservative candidate, Tim Thielmann, last week. He was canvassing my neighbourhood here in Victoria as I was cycling back home from the grocery store, so I stopped and introduced myself. I said something out loud I had never in my life said to anyone, least not a Conservative candidate: “I’m going to vote Conservative.” Having voted NDP or Green all of my adult life, switching my vote in this provincial election is a massive U-Turn for me.

Jun 27, 2024 | timescolonist.com | Alan Cassels

A commentary by a pharmaceutical policy researcher who is the author of four books related to drug marketing, evidence-based medicine and disease-mongering. He lives in Victoria. Having looked at drug policy in B.C. for the past 30 years, the one thing we can be proud of is our history of evaluating policies, especially those that ­concern my area, drug policy. Yet on that point, the B.C. NDP seems to be missing in action, uninterested in ­analyzing the impact of its health ­policies.

Jun 26, 2024 | timescolonist.com | Alan Cassels

A commentary by a pharmaceutical policy researcher who is the author of four books related to drug marketing, evidence-based medicine and disease-mongering. He lives in Victoria. This is the first of two commentaries on B.C.’s health policies. Since election season is heating up in British Columbia, it’s worth looking at the track record of the NDP and ask: What can we be proud of, given their last two terms in office?

Mar 20, 2024 | childrenshealthdefense.org | Alan Cassels

Miss a day, miss a lot. Subscribe to The Defender's Top News of the Day. It's free. By Alan CasselsIf you’ve been following reporting from mainstream media outlets lately you could not have missed the flurry of stories about the resurgence of measles in Canada or the U.S.Stern-looking public health officials with wrinkled brows are quoted as saying we’re about to be swallowed by a highly infectious disease that is vaccine-preventable. Apparently, this is the next BIG thing to worry about.

Mar 19, 2024 | brownstone.org | Alan Cassels

If you’ve been following reporting from mainstream media outlets lately you could not have missed the flurry of stories about the resurgence of the measles in Canada or the US. Stern-looking public health officials with wrinkled brows are quoted as saying we’re about to be swallowed by a highly infectious disease that is vaccine-preventable. Apparently this is the next BIG thing to worry about. Or maybe not.