The Extent To Which Hospitals In Canada Rely On Nurses From Private Companies
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THE MEDICAL RECORD: NURSES IN THE PRIVATE SECTOR & BLOOD TEST FOR CANCER DETECTION 12-12:30 PM

Marissa Lennox is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, Family Physician and Founder and Medical Director of The Medical Station in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, and Dr. Fahad Razak, Canada Research Chair in Healthcare Data and Analytics at the University of Toronto.

With a substantial shortage of nurses across Canada, hospitals and long term care homes have been increasingly turning to private nursing agencies and paying millions in the process. Meanwhile, we take  a closer look at a successful model of primary care in an Ontario city that is setting an example for the rest of Canada.

SEGMENT 2: CSIS CONCERNED OF LACK OF CONSEQUENCES FOR FOREIGN INTERFERENCE PERPETRATORS 12-12:30 PM

Marissa Lennox is now joined by Phil Gurski, President-CEO of Borealis Threat and Risk Consultants,former strategic analyst at CSIS,  and Dr. Eric Ouellet, Professor in the Department of Defence Studies at Royal Military College of Canada

Internal CSIS documents obtained by the Toronto Star reveal a concern over a lack of consequences for bad actors who engage in foreign interference that affects Canada's political system. And a parliamentary committee is recommending that Ottawa add penalties to the criminal code for such offences.

SEGMENT 3: GROWING CALLS TO CHANGE OTTAWA'S APPROACH TO IMMIGRATION 12:45-1 PM

Marissa Lennox is now joined by Guidy Mamann, a Toronto immigration lawyer and Partner at Mamman, Sandaluk & Kingwell LLP Immigration Lawyers.

Should Ottawa change its approach to immigration? A Nanos poll from September, as an example, revealed that 53 per cent of Canadians wanted the country to accept fewer of them.  Currently, Ottawa's immigration plan is to allow as many as 465,000 new permanent residents in 2023. There are also growing calls to cap the number of international students being accepted and for a prioritization of highly skilled workers to add to the workforce.