As budgets struggle to keep pace with medical costs, less money is available for housing, education, child care, income supports, and environmental protection. Persistent underinvestment means younger Canadians face growing affordability pressures and deteriorating wellbeing.

Evidence is clear that Canadians will ‘get well’ when we invest in safe and affordable homes, living wages, quality child care and schools, and a healthy environment – even more urgently than we invest in medical care. These aren’t side issues — they are the very building blocks of healthy societies. 

We used to follow this spending prescription decades ago. It’s time to return to this wisdom.

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