Fight Back With Libby Znaimer

Libby  is joined by Mike Merriman, the paramedic and EMS Chair of CUPE Local 416 and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, Internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. Yet another warning about the crisis in our healthcare system: once again, it is about staffing. The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE) is calling for 15,000 new hires this year alone just to keep emergency rooms and other units from closing. In total, CUPE said 46,000 more hospital staff must be hired to deal with a turnover rate that is almost double pre-pandemic levels.  Toronto Paramedic Services said they needed 500 new hires yesterday. When it comes to ambulance services, on top of staffing and offloading issues, some of the ubiquitous construction is yet another obstacle. -----    OTTAWA PAYS OUT $191M IN BONUSES TO PUBLIC SERVANTS Libby Znaimer is now joined by Kris Sims, Alberta director at the Canadian Taxpayers Federation and Conservative MP Kelly McCauley, Member of Parliament for Edmonton West. Have you tried t