The Catholic Register Thu, 23 Jan 2025 00:56:15 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Gladu not impressed with palliative ‘Action Plan’ /item/30201-gladu-not-impressed-with-palliative-action-plan /item/30201-gladu-not-impressed-with-palliative-action-plan

OTTAWA -- Health CanadaƵapp five-year Action Plan on Palliative Care announced Aug. 20 is a “lacklustre” effort that fails to commit enough resources, says Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Sat, 07 Sep 2019 07:00:00 -0400 National palliative care strategy given green light /item/26532-national-palliative-care-strategy-given-green-light /item/26532-national-palliative-care-strategy-given-green-light OTTAWA – The creation of a national palliative care strategy for Canada took a significant step forward on Dec. 12 when a private memberƵapp bill became law.
]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Fri, 15 Dec 2017 08:00:00 -0500 Palliative care bill passes second reading, clears another hurdle /item/24281-palliative-care-bill-clears-another-hurdle /item/24281-palliative-care-bill-clears-another-hurdle

OTTAWA – A national palliative care framework is one step closer to reality after legislation passed second reading in the House of Commons on Jan. 31.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Wed, 08 Feb 2017 05:59:00 -0500 Palliative care bill passage on hold until February /item/23861-palliative-care-bill-passage-on-hold-until-february /item/23861-palliative-care-bill-passage-on-hold-until-february

OTTAWA – Conservative MP Marilyn Gladu had hoped her Bill C-277 calling for a national palliative care framework would pass before Christmas, but it appears she will have to wait until February.

]]> ccn-ottawa@rogers.com (Deborah Gyapong, Canadian Catholic News) Canada Thu, 15 Dec 2016 14:30:00 -0500