Why Aren't There More Doctors?

Value Judgments is now also a podcast!

The problems with Canadian healthcare, especially its long wait times and access issues, have become increasingly urgent. In this episode, I speak to Rosalie Wyonch, senior policy analyst at the C.D. Howe Institute, about how we ended up in this situation and how we should get out of it. Her research has revealed some surprising findings about barriers to care.

Quick Hits

Here are some other stories that caught my attention this week:

* This is a beautiful story about a couple that decided to have medically assisted deaths at the same time.

* An Angus Reid poll that was released today found that support for MAID access for people whose sole condition is mental illness is higher among people who recently sought mental healthcare and encountered barriers to access.

* The latest episode of What Roman Mars Can Learn About Con Law is not to be missed. If you don’t know about the history of margarine laws in the U.S., you’re in for a treat.

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