Webinar: The economic benefits of public health care in Canada with Jim Stanford
More than 2.1 million people work in hospitals, ambulatory services and residential care in Canada. We often hear about the costs of health care, but what about if we thought of public health care as an investment?
Join Canadian Health Coalition’s Anne Lagacé Dowson in conversation with economist Jim Stanford about the economic benefits of Canada’s public health care system.
When: October 20, 2026 at 12:00-1:00 PM ET
Jim Stanford is an economist and Director of the Centre for Future Work, based in Vancouver. Jim is one of Canada’s best-known economic commentators. He served for over 20 years as Economist and Director of Policy with Unifor, Canada’s largest private-sector trade union (formerly the Canadian Auto Workers).
Anne Lagacé Dowson is the communications director of the Canadian Health Coalition. She is an award-winning radio host and journalist, a frequent commentator on Radio-Canada and Bell Media, and former host of CBC Radio One’s Radio Noon in Québec and former guest host and producer of CBC’s Cross Country Check Up and As It Happens.
Webinars are recorded for later viewing on the Canadian Health Coalition’s youtube channel.
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