Consumer Policy Institute

[...] Why are parents opting out? This article, by Lawrence Solomon, first appeared in the Huffington Post Vaccine refusals are reaching epidemic proportions in [...]

[...] complex spends more and more but has less and less to show for it. This article, by Lawrence Solomon, first appeared in the National Post Over the last 30 years, spending on medical research [...]

[...] periods where public panic can run high and governments are under the gun. This article, by Lawrence Solomon, first appeared in the Huffington Post An Ebola vaccine that protected us from this killer [...]

[...] ;D playing field and help end the drought in pharmaceutical breakthroughs. This article, by Lawrence Solomon, first appeared in the National Post For most of the last century, medical science brought [...]

[...] shared, for the ultimate benefit of all. But then something else happened. This article, by Brady Yauch, was first published by the Financial Post on February 4, 2015 When the Ontario government [...]

[...] , are subsidizing a small group of large companies involved in the wind sector,” says Brady Yauch, economist and Executive Director of Consumer Policy Institute and author of the report. [...]

[...] busy trains and buses. Using discounted, off-peak fares needs to be part of that discussion. Brady Yauch is an economist and Executive Director of the Consumer Policy Institute (CPI). You can reach [...]

[...] expansion should not be the only option presented to commuters and transit customers alike. Brady Yauch is an economist and Executive Director of the Consumer Policy Institute (CPI). You can reach [...]

[...] the peak morning commute over a longer time period. According to an analysis by the Consumer Policy Institute (CPI), if the TTC implemented discounted – or even free – fares in the off-peak travel [...]

[...] bury this idea all together. Brady Yauch is an economist and Executive Director of the Consumer Policy Institute (CPI). You can reach Brady by email at: bradyyauch (at) consumerpolicyinstitute.org or [...]

[...] mumps will more and more become an adult worry. Lawrence Solomon is research director of Consumer Policy Institute. Book Lawrence Solomon to speak on vaccine related issues to your parent group, [...]

[...] — may not be such a bad bargain for society. Lawrence Solomon is research director of Consumer Policy Institute. Filed under: Economic Policy, Uncategorized [...]

[...] worth the investment in its development that will be required. Lawrence Solomon is research director of Consumer Policy Institute. More in this series for Huffington Post Canada: The [...]

[...] and more options still. Prices matter. They help make everything fair. Lawrence Solomon is research director of Toronto-based Consumer Policy Institute and executive director of Energy Probe. More on [...]

[...] “vaccinomics” and who will be known as the Father of Vaccinomics. Lawrence Solomon is research director of Consumer Policy Institute. More in this series for Huffington Post Canada: I’m no [...]

[...] of the herd-immunity theory are bound to fail in the real world.” Lawrence Solomon is research director of Consumer Policy Institute. For the Public Health Service’s four-page prediction that [...]

[...] director of the Consumer Policy Institute.  Email him at LawrenceSolomon@nextcity.com. For previous columns on vaccines, see here. Filed under: Healthcare, Vaccines [...]

[...] @nextcity.com Follow Lawrence Solomon on Twitter: www.twitter.com/LSolomonTweets For previous columns in this series on vaccines, see here. Filed under: Healthcare, Vaccines [...]

[...] @nextcity.com Follow Lawrence Solomon on Twitter: www.twitter.com/LSolomonTweets For previous columns by Lawrence Solomon on vaccines, see here. Filed under: Healthcare, Vaccines [...]

[...] in this series for Huffington Post Canada: The future of vaccines will be personalized For previous columns on vaccines, see: One-size-suits-all vaccines will soon be replaced by safer, more effective [...]

[...] line is meant to solve a very temporal problem. “What we have is a high demand [on the Yonge subway line] for a very short period of time. Outside of the morning commute, and to a lesser extent the [...]

[...] line, which is being proposed to deal with high ridership levels and overcrowding on the Yonge subway line during the morning commute, would run significantly under capacity during rush hour and even [...]

[...] , better software and longer subway cars would solve current overcrowding on the Yonge subway line and the Bloor-Yonge station to at least 2030. Beyond 2030, or even before, [...]

[...] commute, for example – it would solve the crowding issues currently experienced on the Yonge subway line, while saving the transit agency and its customers billions of dollars in not having to [...]

[...] in the GTA. Contact Mr. Solomon to arrange a booking directly at: LawrenceSolomon@nextcity.com Follow Lawrence Solomon on Twitter: www.twitter.com/LSolomonTweets For previous columns in this series on [...]

[...] in the GTA. Contact Mr. Solomon to arrange a booking directly at: LawrenceSolomon@nextcity.com Follow Lawrence Solomon on Twitter: www.twitter.com/LSolomonTweets For previous columns by Lawrence [...]

[...] in the GTA. Contact Mr. Solomon to arrange a booking directly at: LawrenceSolomon@nextcity.com Follow Lawrence Solomon on Twitter: www.twitter.com/LSolomonTweets For previous columns by Lawrence [...]

[...] in the GTA. Contact Mr. Solomon to arrange a booking directly at: LawrenceSolomon@nextcity.com Follow Lawrence Solomon on Twitter: www.twitter.com/LSolomonTweets For previous columns by Lawrence [...]

[...] as one of the greatest medical accomplishments of the 20th century — the development of the polio vaccine. Ironically, a tragic government error grew the role of government. In its rush to get the [...]

[...] and the research establishment — that it would take another two decades before another polio vaccine would be brought to market. Tragically, the 1955 vaccine — named after its inventor, [...]

[...] ’s misconduct was far-ranging: It “failed to disclose that its mumps vaccine was not as effective as Merck represented, (ii) used improper testing techniques, (iii) [...]

[...] outbreaks among aduIts have long been predicted by public health experts. Ironically, the mumps vaccine itself makes these outbreaks inevitable. A century ago, before sanitation and public health [...]