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  • The most outrageous ways the Canadian government is spending our money

    The most outrageous ways the Canadian government is spending our money
  • Quebec’s religious-symbols ban is stranger than fiction – but the pushback from society must be real

    Quebec’s religious-symbols ban is stranger than fiction – but the pushback from society must be real
  • Ontario’s trillium logo getting makeover under Doug Ford government: sources

    Ontario’s trillium logo getting makeover under Doug Ford government: sources
  • EXCLUSIVE: Docs reveal costs not considered in Canada 150 ice rink “wish list”

    EXCLUSIVE: Docs reveal costs not considered in Canada 150 ice rink “wish list”
  • $173K spent to trumpet PST cut a waste of taxpayers’ money, Liberals argue

    $173K spent to trumpet PST cut a waste of taxpayers’ money, Liberals argue
  • Greedy doc loses licence after scamming OHIP for $2M

    Greedy doc loses licence after scamming OHIP for $2M
  • Ontario failing to recover millions in fraudulent OHIP billings by doctors

    Ontario failing to recover millions in fraudulent OHIP billings by doctors

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10 Shocking Facts About Canada’s Healthcare System

Black-market value of your health information

March 26, 2019

To adapt to our increasingly just-in-time lives the Canadian health-care system is on an upward trajectory toward digitization. This necessary … [Read More...]

This is why greedy pharmacists are costing taxpayers millions of dollars

March 11, 2019

This past week, Global News’ investigative team published an explosive investigation detailing how some pharmacists are making big bucks by scamming … [Read More...]

Pharmacist sentenced for fraudulent PharmaCare claims that benefited low-income patients

March 11, 2019

Jin Tong (Tom) Li of Richmond receives 12-month conditional sentence after guilty plea A Richmond pharmacist who submitted thousands of fraudulent … [Read More...]

Health minister says ‘action’ is needed but vague on how to stop crooked pharmacists

March 11, 2019

Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care Christine Elliott said Thursday that she is “aware” of the pharmacy fraud brought to light in a Global … [Read More...]

Pharmacy fraud is costing us millions. Why won’t Ontario take it more seriously?

March 11, 2019

ANALYSIS: Pharmacists cheat the system to the tune of more than $100 million each year — and the province is doing little to stop them, writes Josh … [Read More...]

10 Shocking Facts About Canada’s Healthcare System – Part 10

November 12, 2018

Part 10. Taxpayers Are Fed Up – And Want Something Done! We conducted a survey recently to find out just how strongly Canadians feel about the … [Read More...]

10 Shocking Facts About Canada’s Healthcare System – Part 1

September 14, 2018

Fact: If Unchecked, Fraud Will Collapse The Country’s Vaunted Healthcare System In Just A Few Years Part 1. Canada’s Health System Is Out Of … [Read More...]

10 Shocking Facts About Canada’s Healthcare System – Part 2

September 11, 2018

Part 2. Fraud Costs Canadian Taxpayers $14.5 Billion Annually If you have not read part one, read it here. In his book “License To Steal: How … [Read More...]

10 Shocking Facts About Canada’s Healthcare System – Part 3

August 28, 2018

Part 3. Canada Has No Interest In Fraud, Only In Spending In the article “What you need to know about the Canada Health Transfer” of December 2016 … [Read More...]

10 Shocking Facts About Canada’s Healthcare System – Part 4.

August 21, 2018

Part 4. When Doctors Are Charged, You Pay Their Legal Bills!   When celebrities like OJ Simpson are accused of a crime they are responsible … [Read More...]

Public Spending Millions on Dangerous Drugs

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Healthcare Waste

Dispensing Harm. How a handful of pharmacists flooded Ontario’s streets with lethal fentanyl amid a national opioid crisis

March 11, 2019

A burly man wearing a clown mask walks into a pharmacy. Brandishing a large knife, he heads straight for the dispensing counter and hands the … [Read More...]

Getting away with pharmacy fraud is ‘no problem’ in Ontario

February 27, 2019

A Toronto Star/Global News investigation reveals that few pharmacists are ever caught for fraudulent overbilling, despite evidence that it’s a … [Read More...]

Canada’s Labour Leaders Urge Premiers to Collaborate on a National Universal Pharmacare Plan

July 19, 2018

During the Council of the Federation meeting in Saint Andrews, N.B., labour leaders from across the country united to deliver a message to Canada’s … [Read More...]

More Articles on Healthcare Waste

Government

Black-market value of your health information

March 26, 2019

To adapt to our increasingly just-in-time lives … [Read More...]

This is why greedy pharmacists are costing taxpayers millions of dollars

March 11, 2019

This past week, Global News’ investigative team … [Read More...]

Pharmacist sentenced for fraudulent PharmaCare claims that benefited low-income patients

March 11, 2019

Jin Tong (Tom) Li of Richmond receives 12-month … [Read More...]

Health minister says ‘action’ is needed but vague on how to stop crooked pharmacists

March 11, 2019

Ontario Minister of Health and Long-Term Care … [Read More...]

Pharmacy fraud is costing us millions. Why won’t Ontario take it more seriously?

March 11, 2019

ANALYSIS: Pharmacists cheat the system to the tune … [Read More...]

More Articles on Government

Tax Dollars Wasted

20TH ANNUAL CTF TEDDY AWARDS FOR GOVERNMENT WASTE

April 11, 2019

Federal - Heritage Canada for the $8.2 million Canada 150 Parliament Hill rink Provincial - Ontario’s $39 billion Fair Hydro Plan   Municipal - … [Read More...]

The most outrageous ways the Canadian government is spending our money

April 11, 2019

It appears that when Canadian politicians smell cash in the public trough, they go glassy-eyed and drop all restraint. Federal, provincial, and … [Read More...]

Ontario’s trillium logo getting makeover under Doug Ford government: sources

April 11, 2019

Redesign costing taxpayers $89K, less than half what Liberal government spent to alter logo in 2006 The Ford government isn't just putting a new … [Read More...]

EXCLUSIVE: Docs reveal costs not considered in Canada 150 ice rink “wish list”

March 22, 2019

You may recall the Canada 150 project known as the Parliament Hill ice rink. It was a boondoggle that the Canadian Taxpayers Federation awarded with a … [Read More...]

More Articles on Tax Dollars Wasted

Other Nutty Stuff

Quebec’s religious-symbols ban is stranger than fiction – but the pushback from society must be real

April 11, 2019

In a cold open for a 2017 episode of the ABC … [Read More...]

Pharmacist sentenced for fraudulent PharmaCare claims that benefited low-income patients

March 11, 2019

Jin Tong (Tom) Li of Richmond receives 12-month … [Read More...]

Android 9 Pie rolls out with new tools to fight tech addiction: Here’s everything you need to know

August 9, 2018

Google released the latest version of its mobile … [Read More...]

Can a gadget save you from the distraction of gadgets?

August 6, 2018

Most people I know are, to some degree, addicted … [Read More...]

More Articles on Nutty Stuff

International Waste – United States

US Law Enforcement Officials Announce Largest Ever Elderly Fraud Case

February 22, 2018

States introducing legislation to import Canadian drugs

February 19, 2018

Purdue Pharma to stop marketing opioids to U.S. physicians, but policy not extended to Canada

February 11, 2018

Are Canadian Pharmacies the Solution to America’s High Prescription Drug Prices?

January 3, 2018

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Other Countries

UNB student’s tech company combats crop waste in Nigeria

August 2, 2018

PM warns against allowing in global waste

July 26, 2018

Plastic recycling dilemma in the EU

May 31, 2018

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Publisher’s Views by Robert D. Smith

“Canada’s Taxpayer-Funded Medical Liability Protection Agency” – a Six-Part Series

April 17, 2018

The Monitor Telegram has been sent and been given permission to publish a … [Read More...]

Duplessis Orphans – Victims of Abuse in Quebec Suing Catholic Church and Quebec Government

February 8, 2018

Late last month, a motion to receive approval for a multi-million dollar … [Read More...]

Victim’s Descendent Finally Gets Meagre $100,000 from Canada for Montreal CIA Torture Experiments

November 30, 2017

One of the darkest chapters of Canadian history surely has to be the … [Read More...]

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Contributors to the Monitor Telegram

Life Loans — Enabling Seniors to Live Better Lives

April 5, 2018 By editor

Executive Summary  Making loans to life insurance policyholders or the … [Read More...]

Legislation aimed at the root causes of Medicare and Medicaid fraud in the US

January 18, 2018 By Jeff, Leston

Recently the Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General issued a … [Read More...]

Reverse Mortgages and Life Settlements in Ontario in 2017

January 4, 2018 By Daniel Kahan

(This article has been written by Daniel Kahan ASA, with permission to … [Read More...]

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