Reforms to reduce the fiscal burden of Canada’s public healthcare costs should preserve the core value of equal access, while evolving away from universality. Michael Bliss, Professor Emeritus of the University of Toronto, reviews the history of Canada’s healthcare system and draws lessons...

Presents an empirical stuA co‐branded card is a partnership between a bank or financial institution and a commercial organization. New kinds of organizations are becoming involved and new, high‐value packages are being offered to the consumer. Co‐branded cards, like GM, Ford and AT&T, have...

Late last year, the NRMA, with Payment Systems Inc and Touche Ross, organised a three‐day conference devoted to the future of consumer credit in Europe. This paper by Michael Bliss featured in the proceedings, and takes up the topic of credit in relation to Debenhams' activities. Debenhams...