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The $46.2 billion federal prescription for the health care crisis

The $46.2 billion federal prescription for the health care crisis

FromThis Matters


The $46.2 billion federal prescription for the health care crisis

FromThis Matters

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Length:
21 minutes
Released:
Feb 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

Description

Guest: Tonda MacCharles and Robert Benzie Prime Minister Justin Trudeau revealed a $46.2 billion, 10-year deal in health funding this week, writing a prescription to help deal with a health care crisis. Calling it a “major federal investment,” the plan includes an immediate injection to tackle the crisis in pediatric hospitals and emergency rooms, ongoing wait times for surgeries and other key health issues. Tonda MacCharles, senior reporter in the Star’s Ottawa bureau, and Robert Benzie, Queen’s Park bureau chief, take us behind the scenes and into what broke Canada’s political stalemate on health-care funding and give insight into when much needed dollars will flow from Ottawa at last. This episode was produced by Saba Eitizaz, Brian Bradley and Paolo Marques.
Released:
Feb 9, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode

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The world is changing every day. Now, more than ever, these questions matter. What’s happening? And why should you care? This Matters, a daily news podcast from the Toronto Star, aims to answer those questions, on important stories and ideas, every day, Monday to Friday. Hosts Saba Eitizaz and Raju Mudhar talk to experts and newsmakers about the social, cultural, political and economic stories that shape your life.