The op-ed appears to have some legs.

It appeared in:

Calgary Herald
https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-is-a-nation-going-from-5th-to-21st-in-life-expectancy-rankings-a-sign-of-something-wrong

Winnipeg Free Press
https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/opinion/analysis/2025/12/05/falling-life-expectancy-in-canada

Hamilton Spectator
https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/what-a-nation-going-from-5th-to-22nd-in-life-expectancy-rankings-tells-us/article_51e1c47a-9423-5686-a731-9282f80092bf.html

St. Catherines Standard
https://www.stcatharinesstandard.ca/opinion/contributors/what-a-nation-going-from-5th-to-22nd-in-life-expectancy-rankings-tells-us/article_27020239-5eee-55be-84e5-2bb352c6fcae.html
Bay Today
https://www.baytoday.ca/letters-to-the-editor/letter-is-a-nation-going-from-5th-to-22nd-in-life-expectancy-rankings-a-sign-something-is-wrong-11548132

Dennis

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Dennis Raphael

Professor
School of Health Policy and Management
York University
4700 Keele Street
Stong College, Room 334
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Mr. LeBlanc: Thank you!

https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/what-a-nation-going-from-5th-to-22nd-in-life-expectancy-rankings-tells-us/article_51e1c47a-9423-5686-a731-9282f80092bf.html?gift=1&gift_token=cc7ebd54-1ba8-4575-bb9f-d8a4912784be&token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6InNpZ24tZ2lmdC1saW5rLWtleSJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVzcGVjLmNvbS9vcGluaW9uL2NvbnRyaWJ1dG9ycy93aGF0LWEtbmF0aW9uLWdvaW5nLWZyb20tNXRoLXRvLTIybmQtaW4tbGlmZS1leHBlY3RhbmN5LXJhbmtpbmdzLXRlbGxzLXVzL2FydGljbGVfNTFlMWM0N2EtOTQyMy01Njg2LWE3MzEtOTI4MmY4MDA5MmJmLmh0bWw_Z2lmdD0xJmdpZnRfdG9rZW49Y2M3ZWJkNTQtMWJhOC00NTc1LWJiOWYtZDhhNDkxMjc4NGJlIiwiaWF0IjoxNzY0NjgxODI4LCJleHAiOjE3NjQ5NDEwMjh9.JwrFle72DDJeH8rF9rLUGfYWRktqhbM1pLzeuzbVkl79vWB12njLe02jzdD30h2q27GRC9kymvj0Jxsl4GhvonOuwcNkPbgM99hry5zF_Ci9opr5w_yGmMwAwAaz38MgmQ9u8Geyb-pucMkQyS7xBHEHwE1R2laclm1zPtWL9utHUDCdP-UAgbT3HyJ36g2mtM0efZ8fjmpSifKl8UCURe0SuOdMoWeQ4fVcR9GdENIV7aZUUV2COUuMMig0hBujQp_-c-qjaRN7dVom8pDW7u1HcVZsIkYWR_APQmHYtRmEC86IJqU2is0JgDVnw4DYd1UxMyHcFQUxdmuZX8eehQ

This link is missing the OECD link. But the pdf attached has it.
https://www.thespec.com/opinion/contributors/what-a-nation-going-from-5th-to-22nd-in-life-expectancy-rankings-tells-us/article_51e1c47a-9423-5686-a731-9282f80092bf.html?gift=1&gift_token=cc7ebd54-1ba8-4575-bb9f-d8a4912784be&token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6InNpZ24tZ2lmdC1saW5rLWtleSJ9.eyJ1cmwiOiJodHRwczovL3d3dy50aGVzcGVjLmNvbS9vcGluaW9uL2NvbnRyaWJ1dG9ycy93aGF0LWEtbmF0aW9uLWdvaW5nLWZyb20tNXRoLXRvLTIybmQtaW4tbGlmZS1leHBlY3RhbmN5LXJhbmtpbmdzLXRlbGxzLXVzL2FydGljbGVfNTFlMWM0N2EtOTQyMy01Njg2LWE3MzEtOTI4MmY4MDA5MmJmLmh0bWw_Z2lmdD0xJmdpZnRfdG9rZW49Y2M3ZWJkNTQtMWJhOC00NTc1LWJiOWYtZDhhNDkxMjc4NGJlIiwiaWF0IjoxNzY0NjgxODI4LCJleHAiOjE3NjQ5NDEwMjh9.JwrFle72DDJeH8rF9rLUGfYWRktqhbM1pLzeuzbVkl79vWB12njLe02jzdD30h2q27GRC9kymvj0Jxsl4GhvonOuwcNkPbgM99hry5zF_Ci9opr5w_yGmMwAwAaz38MgmQ9u8Geyb-pucMkQyS7xBHEHwE1R2laclm1zPtWL9utHUDCdP-UAgbT3HyJ36g2mtM0efZ8fjmpSifKl8UCURe0SuOdMoWeQ4fVcR9GdENIV7aZUUV2COUuMMig0hBujQp_-c-qjaRN7dVom8pDW7u1HcVZsIkYWR_APQmHYtRmEC86IJqU2is0JgDVnw4DYd1UxMyHcFQUxdmuZX8eehQ

This link has the OECD link.

https://calgaryherald.com/opinion/columnists/opinion-is-a-nation-going-from-5th-to-21st-in-life-expectancy-rankings-a-sign-of-something-wrong

Please spread widely and send to any health reporters you are aware of.

Thanks!

Dennis

[cid:63deef3e-a9cb-415f-bc39-d33c35f8fcae]
Dennis Raphael

Professor
School of Health Policy and Management
York University
4700 Keele Street
Stong College, Room 334
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
email: [log in to unmask]
Website: https://discover.academics.yorku.ca/search?by=text&type=user&v=dennis%20raphael

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