Can Alberta's Nursing Strategy Be Implemented in Ontario?

THE MEDICAL RECORD: ALBERTA'S NURSING STRATEGY Libby Znaimer is now joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital and Dr. Iris Gorfinkel, Family Physician as well as Founder of PrimeHealth Clinical Research. Today: we kick things off with a discussion of both the province's wastewater signal and COVID-19 hospitalizations reaching a one-year high. It's a clear sign that the pandemic still poses a very significant public health threat. Meanwhile, we examine the use of virtual care in the context of urgent care. And, Alberta's plan to give nurses the ability to open up their own publicly funded independent practices as part of a strategy to address the primary care shortage. CONSERVATIVES WANT FURTHER CARBON TAX EXEMPTIONS FOR FARMERS Marissa Lennox is now joined by a cattle, grain and soy bean farmer based in Elgin County in Ontario and Glenn Wright, who has been the National Farmers Union’s point person on Bill C-234 and the carbon levy on agricultural fuels. We hear directly from farmers across Canada about how they are being directly being impacted by Ottawa's carbon pricing policy. CANADIANS' ATTITUDES TOWARDS IMMIGRATION + HOUSING Marissa Lennox is now joined by Eddie Sheppard, Vice President, Insights at Abacus Data and David Ambroski, Professor at the School of Urban and Regional Planning at Toronto Metropolitan University. According to a new survey by Abacus Data, 67 per cent of Canadians believe that accepting 500,000 permanent residents a year is too high. There are many factors that contribute to this shift in Canadians attitudes towards immigration with one key factor being the availability of affordable housing. Our panel weighs in on the latest.