News Item – Health advocates ask federal government to earmark money for palliative care

The federal government needs to ensure there is money for palliative care in the budget next week as part of a down payment on a much larger repair project, health advocates say.

The Canadian Cancer Society said the Liberal government needs to urgently address the glaring holes in end-of-life care.

The debate following the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision on assisted death has shown people often fall through the cracks of the health-care system and improvements are needed to address the patchwork of care available, said Gabriel Miller, the society’s public issues director.

Full article at: CTV News