You’ve probably heard politicians, pundits, or even just friends and family say that “Canada is broken.” Everyone can draw their own conclusions, but there’s no denying that some key aspects of the country aren’t working well for many of us. And complaining about it is easy, fixing it is the hard part. This week, The Big Story is trying to do just that with Fixing Canada – a five-part series that takes a deep dive into five issues that affect every Canadian and asks experts to diagnose the problem – and, most importantly, find a solution.
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In today’s The Big Story podcast, part four of our series, we talk about health care. Since the beginning of the pandemic, we’ve been hearing about our crumbling system. But the cracks didn’t start four years ago.
Many healthcare workers have said the system may soon be beyond repair – or may already be.
Dr. Alika Lafontaine is a past president of the Canadian Medical Association and the first Indigenous physician to be named to Medical Post’s list of 50 Most Influential Doctors. “The problems of each province and territory are not so unique that we need our own plans and approaches to them. That’s a myth we keep telling Canadians, and it’s the cause of many of our big problems going unsolved,” said Dr. Lafontaine.
So can we get out of this by paying money? Or do we need to rethink the whole thing?
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