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COMMONS
WORK #2 – State of Emergency Rooms
Across Canada, emergency rooms have been shutting down, leaving desperate people in the lurch. And at the heart of this health care crisis, is a labour crisis.
Short Cuts
#853 The Indulgent Consultant
McKinsey is on everyone’s lips, but it’s just one of the many consulting firms the government is spending millions on. And as the provinces and federal government battle it out when it comes to healthcare, whose side are we supposed to be on? Nora Loreto co-hosts.
The Backbench
#55 Flatlining On Healthcare
Short Cuts
#805 Healthcare In Crisis
How many ways must healthcare break down before you can call it “collapsed”? And how can journalists be better supported when they receive threatening hate mail? Moira Wyton co-hosts with Jonathan Goldsbie.
“We felt like we were in The Handmaid’s Tale”
Canadian abortion advocates react to the impending reversal of Roe v. Wade
“A 20-year-old does not typically get symptoms of dementia”
Something is happening in New Brunswick, and the provincial government seems strangely reluctant to get to the bottom of it
“I die when I run out of money”
For some Canadians with disabilities and chronic illnesses, the government has made it easier to access assisted death than the supports they need to...
CANADALAND
#723 The High Cost Of Living
Madeline, a BC woman who describes herself as being on a “death clock”, is one of many Canadians facing that choice. And legislators are now pushing for a further expansion of MAiD - while disability supports remain unchanged.
The Backbench
#10 Health Vs. Healthcare
 The Liberals promised to inject 6-billion more dollars into our healthcare system last week, but will more money mean more healthcare? Meanwhile, regional federal parties have dropped their platforms with distinct climate plans, posing a possible threat to major parties.
“Organized Resistance” To Prioritizing Indigenous Vaccinations
Some of the people responsible for booking vaccinations aren't recognizing the policies for racialized people.