Tom Baker

Staff Writer and Photographer at In Good Health

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Genesis coupe, convertible concepts revealed

2 weeks ago | goauto.com.au | Tom Baker

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Labour could have a big say in how this election plays out

4 weeks ago | thespec.com | Tom Baker

Will workers play any role besides victim in the upcoming federal election? The U.S. plan to make our economy scream has seen government’s “sunny ways” ditched in favour of getting down to business. Until last fall a minority government premised on a wealth tax, Medicare improvements and reducing pollution looked poised to run Canada until next October. Since the Americans re-elected Donald Trump, Liberals realized the centre cannot hold. The government began to rebrand.
Health-care staffing shortages are Ontario’s canary in the coal mine

2 months ago | thespec.com | Tom Baker

Preventable or unpreventable? Any time there is an investigation into a health-care staff member’s injury or illness, that’s how the inquiry begins. As a national representative with Canada’s largest union for 20 years, my assignments included health and safety investigations at hospitals, long-term-care residences and paramedic work sites. All of the reviews would conclude these tragedies are preventable.
Health-care staffing shortages are Ontario’s canary in the coal mine

2 months ago | wellandtribune.ca | Tom Baker

Preventable or unpreventable? Any time there is an investigation into a health-care staff member’s injury or illness, that’s how the inquiry begins. As a national representative with Canada’s largest union for 20 years, my assignments included health and safety investigations at hospitals, long-term-care residences and paramedic work sites. All of the reviews would conclude these tragedies are preventable.
Health-care staffing shortages are Ontario’s canary in the coal mine

2 months ago | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Tom Baker

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Photos: Lunar New Year celebrated at Asia Mall

2 months ago | mprnews.org | Nicole Ki |Tom Baker

Create an account or log in to save stories. Thanks for liking this story! We have added it to a list of your favorite stories. Eden Prairie’s Asia Mall kicked off celebrations for the Lunar New Year on Saturday, drawing over 100 people for live music, performances and cultural activities. This year is the Year of the Snake, associated with wisdom and good fortune. The Lunar New Year begins on Jan.
Is more hallway health care the price of privatization?

Dec 5, 2024 | thespec.com | Tom Baker

Premier Doug Ford’s government has to be disappointed by the lack of progress on “hallway health care.”Compared to when they were elected in June 2018, “unconventional spaces” for patients have doubled to roughly 2,000 per day, on average. At our city’s largest employer, Hamilton Health Sciences (HHS), about 100 patients per day were bedding down in the hallway when the provincial Tories swept to power on a pledge to fix hallway health care.
A raise for seniors could pay for itself

Oct 4, 2024 | thespec.com | Tom Baker

Most of the House of Commons supports raising old age security (OAS) payments for seniors under 75 years old by 10 per cent. However, the Liberal party opposes the increase. No party in Canada has a majority of seats in Parliament so the issue of retirement benefits could be the hill on which this federal government dies. Let’s look at who benefits and who pays for the pension protection that could provoke the next election.
A raise for seniors could pay for itself

Oct 4, 2024 | stcatharinesstandard.ca | Tom Baker

Most of the House of Commons supports raising old age security (OAS) payments for seniors under 75 years old by 10 per cent. However, the Liberal party opposes the increase. No party in Canada has a majority of seats in Parliament so the issue of retirement benefits could be the hill on which this federal government dies. Let’s look at who benefits and who pays for the pension protection that could provoke the next election.
Labour Day 2024 highlights union support for medicare

Aug 31, 2024 | thespec.com | Tom Baker

Canada is on the cusp of an important advance for medicare benefits. The passage of the Pharmacare Act (Bill C-64) would benefit almost two million residents, according to the Canadian Labour Congress (CLC). No longer would there be a need to trade food and heating or borrowing to afford medicine. In 2022, the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI) reports Canada spent almost as much on drugs as on physicians.