Health Minister Marjorie Michel says Canada needs to take action on men’s health, as she launched the first step toward a national strategy today.
The federal government is seeking feedback from people across the country, starting March 2.
Michel says the consultations are important to help the government understand the priorities as it looks to tackle the issues that lead men to poor health outcomes.
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Data released by Movember Canada last summer shows men are three times more likely than women to die by suicide, and are less likely to ask doctors for help with a range of symptoms.
Movember has called for Canada to launch such a strategy, and is an independent partner in the work.
Michel made today’s announcement along with colleagues from other political parties, and says the issue is a non-partisan one.
Lest we forget all the propaganda from everything from razor blades( Gillette commercial) to our self-professed “feminist” former PM. At one point doing normal “male” things was vilified by the collectivist mob….no wonder this has become an issue a few years later…..
This initiative and focus is LONG overdue. Why has it taken SO LONG to realize society should focus on men, men’s health, and issues impacting men, like it has always focused on women’s health and issues impacting women?
We do not need help with Men’s issues… we need to have a health system that is more functional. Reduce the red tape. And it is a provincial matter, not a health Canada issue. Quit wasting money studying the fact that we do not have access to doctors, except in emergency – and that can take days. When anyone has chest pains, do the right triage, and do an EKG. An RN can tell if it is a heart attack, why do we have to wait for a doctor, who will probably tell us to take some Tylonol because he is paid by the patient, not results?