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A New Program to Help Tackle Family Physician Shortage

2023/9/7
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Fight Back with Libby Znaimer

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Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, CEO, Variety Village, Councillor Paula Fletcher for Ward 14 Toronto-Danforth, and Councillor James Pasternak for Ward 6 York Centre.

This week: Toronto City Council has voted on a number of different revenue tools to alleviate the City's billion dollar budget hole. And, Doug Ford's government continues to grapple with the Greenbelt scandal.

A NEW PROGRAM AIMS TO ALLEVIATE FAMILY PHYSICIAN SHORTAGE 

Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Tara Kiran, a family doctor and researcher at St. Michael's Hospital and Dr. Nadia Alam, a family doctor and anesthetist in Georgetown Ontario who is a past president of the Ontario Medical Association.

Queen's University is implementing a program to help address the family physician shortage by training first year med students to become family doctors. Our family physician guests weigh in on how that program would be a useful strategy.

TRUDEAU GOVERNMENT TO FINALLY LAUNCH PUBLIC INQUIRY INTO ALLEGED CHINESE INTERFERENCE

Libby Znaimer is now joined by Jason Lietaer, Conservative Strategist and President at Enterprise.

The Trudeau government is selecting Quebec judge  Marie-Josee Hogue to lead a public inquiry into alleged Chinese interference into our political system according to anonymous government sources. This comes months after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau selected former Governor General David Johnston to probe any interference. That was met with backlash from both the public and opposition parties who have been demanding a public inquiry instead.

Listen live, weekdays from noon to 1, on Zoomer Radio!