Katie Bowers Watching the American Republican primaries is kind of like watching a train crash from afar – it’s horrifying yet intriguing. Most importantly, I’m not personally involved, as a Canadian who will soon be safely tucked behind Mr. Trump’s enormous border wall. However, that feeling of safety from a distance begins to fade when…
Author: KatieBowers
Katie is a 2017 Master's of Public Policy candidate at the University of Toronto. She did her undergraduate degree at the University of British Columbia in Political Science and later worked as a Legislative Intern at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia. Katie is passionate about health care, foreign policy, and international development. She also loves traveling to new places and scuba diving.
A New Era in Federal-Provincial Relations? A Look into the Health Ministers Meeting
Katie Bowers On January 20th, the provincial and territorial health ministers gathered in Vancouver to discuss a variety of topics concerning the health of Canadians. The federal Minister of Health Jane Philpott joined the provincial ministers the next day. This type of meeting is not entirely unusual; former Minister of Health Rona Ambrose met with…
I Moved Across the Country but my Health Records Didn’t Come with Me: Why Canada Needs a National eHealth Strategy
Katie Bowers Electronic health records aren’t exactly the sexiest of topics; they are easily overlooked amidst the furor over our new Prime Minister and his ambitious plan for “real change” in Canada. But think of it this way: everyone loves new technology. The demand for technological skills is through the roof in almost every job…
Aiding Global Poverty or their Campaigns? A Look at Foreign Aid Spending in the 2015 Election
Katie Bowers With words like recession and middle-class growth being thrown around, it’s clear that the current election campaign is focused on inward-facing issues as opposed to global ones. Canadians are concerned about jobs, housing, and childcare here at home. But the party leaders will often invoke the image of Canada as a champion on…
