For decades, if you asked a Canadian to name something they appreciated about this country, our universal healthcare system would invariably come up. But in recent years, chronic underfunding, personnel shortages and the creep of privatization have taken their toll on a system that may or may not remain a point of national pride. On this episode of Sources, our health reporter, Brishti Basu, talks to Dr. Danyaal Raza, who believes Canada&apos;s public healthcare system — &quot;one of the highest expressions of us caring for one another,&quot; as he puts it — should be a nation-building priority. Raza is a family doctor at Toronto&apos;s St. Michael&apos;s Hospital, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, a board member at Canadian Doctors for Medicare and a research fellow at the Broadbent Institute (PressProgress is an editorially independent division of the institute.)They discuss promising models for healthcare already deployed in some parts of the country (team-based care!) and the acute threats the system is facing elsewhere, particularly in Alberta.You can also <a href='https://pressprogress.ca/danyaal-raza-how-to-save-canadian-healthcare/'>read the interview here</a>.<a rel="payment" href="https://pressprogress.ca/become-a-member/">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;For decades, if you asked a Canadian to name something they appreciated about this country, our universal healthcare system would invariably come up. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;But in recent years, chronic underfunding, personnel shortages and the creep of privatization have taken their toll on a system that may or may not remain a point of national pride. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;On this episode of &lt;em&gt;Sources&lt;/em&gt;, our health reporter, Brishti Basu, talks to &lt;b&gt;Dr. Danyaal Raza&lt;/b&gt;, who believes Canada&amp;apos;s public healthcare system — &amp;quot;one of the highest expressions of us caring for one another,&amp;quot; as he puts it — should be a nation-building priority. Raza is a family doctor at Toronto&amp;apos;s St. Michael&amp;apos;s Hospital, an assistant professor at the University of Toronto, a board member at Canadian Doctors for Medicare and a research fellow at the Broadbent Institute (&lt;em&gt;PressProgress&lt;/em&gt; is an editorially independent division of the institute.)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They discuss promising models for healthcare already deployed in some parts of the country (team-based care!) and the acute threats the system is facing elsewhere, particularly in Alberta.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You can also &lt;a href='https://pressprogress.ca/danyaal-raza-how-to-save-canadian-healthcare/'&gt;read the interview here&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://pressprogress.ca/become-a-member/"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

For decades, if you asked a Canadian to name something they appreciated about this country, our universal healthcare system would invariably come up.   But in recent years, chronic underfunding, personnel shortages and the creep of privatization have taken their toll on a system that may or may not remain a point of national pride.   On this episode of Sources, our health reporter, Brishti Basu, talks to Dr. Danyaal Raza, who believes Canada's public healthcare system — "one of the highest ex...

How to Save Canadian Healthcare, with Dr. Danyaal Raza

Late last month, thousands of Calgarians trekked to Stampede Park to pledge their support for Alberta separation. Trekking there, too, was our Alberta reporter, Stephen Magusiak.Unfortunately, he didn&apos;t get to stay for long.Before the rally even started — and just after he interviewed one of the organizers — Stephen was unceremoniously removed.They evidently didn&apos;t like his questions.On the new Sources, Stephen talks about what went down, and why the Alberta separatist movement feels more confident than ever. Links• <a href='https://pressprogress.ca/alberta-separatists-ejection-american-support/'>&quot;Alberta Separatists Kicked Us Out of Their Event After Asking About American Support&quot;</a> (PressProgress, Jan. 30, 2026)• <a href='https://pressprogress.ca/the-albertans-counting-on-america-to-help-break-apart-canada/'>&quot;The Albertans Counting on America to Help Break Apart Canada&quot;</a> (PressProgress, July 25, 2025)• <a href='https://www.youtube.com/live/q497zy1V8po?t=4720'>&quot;Alberta Independence Rally in Calgary&quot; livestream</a> (Freedom Calendar on YouTube, Jan. 26, 2026)<a rel="payment" href="https://pressprogress.ca/become-a-member/">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Late last month, thousands of Calgarians trekked to Stampede Park to pledge their support for Alberta separation. Trekking there, too, was our Alberta reporter, Stephen Magusiak.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Unfortunately, he didn&amp;apos;t get to stay for long.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Before the rally even started — and just after he interviewed one of the organizers — Stephen was unceremoniously removed.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;They evidently didn&amp;apos;t like his questions.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On the new &lt;em&gt;Sources&lt;/em&gt;, Stephen talks about what went down, and why the Alberta separatist movement feels more confident than ever.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Links&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;a href='https://pressprogress.ca/alberta-separatists-ejection-american-support/'&gt;&amp;quot;Alberta Separatists Kicked Us Out of Their Event After Asking About American Support&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;PressProgress&lt;/em&gt;, Jan. 30, 2026)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;a href='https://pressprogress.ca/the-albertans-counting-on-america-to-help-break-apart-canada/'&gt;&amp;quot;The Albertans Counting on America to Help Break Apart Canada&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; (&lt;em&gt;PressProgress&lt;/em&gt;, July 25, 2025)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;a href='https://www.youtube.com/live/q497zy1V8po?t=4720'&gt;&amp;quot;Alberta Independence Rally in Calgary&amp;quot; livestream&lt;/a&gt; (Freedom Calendar on YouTube, Jan. 26, 2026)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://pressprogress.ca/become-a-member/"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Late last month, thousands of Calgarians trekked to Stampede Park to pledge their support for Alberta separation. Trekking there, too, was our Alberta reporter, Stephen Magusiak. Unfortunately, he didn't get to stay for long. Before the rally even started — and just after he interviewed one of the organizers — Stephen was unceremoniously removed. They evidently didn't like his questions. On the new Sources, Stephen talks about what went down, and why the Alberta separatist movement feels more...

Why was our reporter kicked out of an Alberta separatist event?

More than 100 students have been stuck in limbo as they wait for the Canadian government to approve the visas that would allow them to come here for graduate school. At least 26 universities across the country have accepted them into a wide range of programs. But there&apos;s something the students have in common: they live in, or are from, Gaza. The <a href='https://pssar.ca/'>Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network</a> (PSSAR) has been sounding the alarm about the unusual delays, while some of the applicants remain in places that have been, and continue to be, bombed. They say the response from the federal government — particularly from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — has been wanting. On this episode of Sources, Nada El-Falou, PSSAR&apos;s director of student services, joins Ontario reporter Eric Wickham to discuss how Canada&apos;s inaction is endangering these students, and what can be done to get their visas finally approved. Links • <a href='https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6595907'>CBC Radio&apos;s The Morning Edition - K-W – &quot;Hear Sally Ghazi Ibaid’s audio submission to the University of Waterloo&quot;</a> (Dec. 18, 2024)• <a href='https://pressprogress.ca/gazans-accepted-to-canadian-universities-government-not-letting-in/'>PressProgress – “More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.”</a> (Jan. 27, 2026) <a rel="payment" href="https://pressprogress.ca/become-a-member/">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;More than 100 students have been stuck in limbo as they wait for the Canadian government to approve the visas that would allow them to come here for graduate school. At least 26 universities across the country have accepted them into a wide range of programs. But there&amp;apos;s something the students have in common: they live in, or are from, Gaza. &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;The &lt;a href='https://pssar.ca/'&gt;Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network&lt;/a&gt; (PSSAR) has been sounding the alarm about the unusual delays, while some of the applicants remain in places that have been, and continue to be, bombed. They say the response from the federal government — particularly from Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada — has been wanting.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;On this episode of &lt;em&gt;Sources&lt;/em&gt;, Nada El-Falou, PSSAR&amp;apos;s director of student services, joins Ontario reporter Eric Wickham to discuss how Canada&amp;apos;s inaction is endangering these students, and what can be done to get their visas finally approved.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Links&lt;/b&gt; &lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;• &lt;a href='https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/audio/9.6595907'&gt;CBC Radio&amp;apos;s &lt;em&gt;The Morning Edition - K-W&lt;/em&gt; – &amp;quot;Hear Sally Ghazi Ibaid’s audio submission to the University of Waterloo&amp;quot;&lt;/a&gt; (Dec. 18, 2024)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;• &lt;a href='https://pressprogress.ca/gazans-accepted-to-canadian-universities-government-not-letting-in/'&gt;&lt;em&gt;PressProgress&lt;/em&gt; – “More Than 100 Gazans Have Been Accepted to Canadian Universities. Canada Isn’t Letting Them In.”&lt;/a&gt; (Jan. 27, 2026)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://pressprogress.ca/become-a-member/"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

More than 100 students have been stuck in limbo as they wait for the Canadian government to approve the visas that would allow them to come here for graduate school. At least 26 universities across the country have accepted them into a wide range of programs. But there's something the students have in common: they live in, or are from, Gaza.   The Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network (PSSAR) has been sounding the alarm about the unusual delays, while some of the applicants remain...

Why won't Canada's government let Gazans come here to study?

While, for the first time in decades, there’s a nonzero chance of Canada getting smaller (with Alberta maybe wanting out and the U.S. maybe wanting in), PressProgress, at least, is only getting bigger. That’s… something? On this extra-festive edition of Sources, Eric speaks to Emma, Stephen, Rumneek and Jonathan about some of the favourite stories they’ve worked on this year and the many ways that this place has grown. Stories discussed include: • &quot;<a href='https://pressprogress.ca/dhl-express-canada-using-replacement-workers-ahead-of-anti-scab-law/'>While workers walk the picket lines, DHL brings in scabs by the busload</a>&quot; (June 18) • &quot;<a href='https://pressprogress.ca/the-albertans-counting-on-america-to-help-break-apart-canada/'>The Albertans Counting on America to Help Break Apart Canada</a>&quot; (July 25) • &quot;<a href='https://pressprogress.ca/wave-of-violence-targeting-canadian-sikhs/'>There’s a Wave of Violence Targeting Canadian Sikhs, and the Government Seems Powerless to Stop It</a>&quot; (Nov. 18) • &quot;<a href='https://pressprogress.ca/ben-mulroney-is-blurring-the-lines-between-journalism-business-lobbying-and-partisan-politics/'>Ben Mulroney is Blurring the Lines Between Journalism, Business, Lobbying and Partisan Politics</a>&quot; (Sept. 22) • &quot;<a href='https://pressprogress.ca/campaigns-targeting-canadian-doctors-who-want-to-discuss-gaza/'>The Campaigns Targeting Canadian Doctors Who Want to Discuss the Health Crisis in Gaza</a>&quot; (Sept. 18) • &quot;<a href='https://pressprogress.ca/journalist-in-poilievre-apple-video-says-election-results-bring-satisfaction/'>Journalist in Poilievre’s Viral &apos;Apple&apos; Video Says Election Results Bring Him &apos;Satisfaction&apos;</a>&quot; (April 30) And note: We recorded this episode before Elections Alberta gave its go-ahead to the separatists’ latest petition application, and also prior to the OneBC party losing official status in the BC legislature. A couple weeks, it turns out, really can be a long time in politics.<a rel="payment" href="https://pressprogress.ca/become-a-member/">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;While, for the first time in decades, there’s a nonzero chance of Canada getting smaller (with Alberta maybe wanting out and the U.S. maybe wanting in), &lt;em&gt;PressProgress&lt;/em&gt;, at least, is only getting bigger.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;That’s… something?&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;On this extra-festive edition of &lt;em&gt;Sources&lt;/em&gt;, Eric speaks to Emma, Stephen, Rumneek and Jonathan about some of the favourite stories they’ve worked on this year and the many ways that this place has grown.&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;Stories discussed include:&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;• &amp;quot;&lt;a href='https://pressprogress.ca/dhl-express-canada-using-replacement-workers-ahead-of-anti-scab-law/'&gt;While workers walk the picket lines, DHL brings in scabs by the busload&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; (June 18)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;• &amp;quot;&lt;a href='https://pressprogress.ca/the-albertans-counting-on-america-to-help-break-apart-canada/'&gt;The Albertans Counting on America to Help Break Apart Canada&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; (July 25)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;• &amp;quot;&lt;a href='https://pressprogress.ca/wave-of-violence-targeting-canadian-sikhs/'&gt;There’s a Wave of Violence Targeting Canadian Sikhs, and the Government Seems Powerless to Stop It&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; (Nov. 18)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;• &amp;quot;&lt;a href='https://pressprogress.ca/ben-mulroney-is-blurring-the-lines-between-journalism-business-lobbying-and-partisan-politics/'&gt;Ben Mulroney is Blurring the Lines Between Journalism, Business, Lobbying and Partisan Politics&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; (Sept. 22)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;• &amp;quot;&lt;a href='https://pressprogress.ca/campaigns-targeting-canadian-doctors-who-want-to-discuss-gaza/'&gt;The Campaigns Targeting Canadian Doctors Who Want to Discuss the Health Crisis in Gaza&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; (Sept. 18)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;• &amp;quot;&lt;a href='https://pressprogress.ca/journalist-in-poilievre-apple-video-says-election-results-bring-satisfaction/'&gt;Journalist in Poilievre’s Viral &amp;apos;Apple&amp;apos; Video Says Election Results Bring Him &amp;apos;Satisfaction&amp;apos;&lt;/a&gt;&amp;quot; (April 30)&lt;br/&gt;&lt;br/&gt;And note: We recorded this episode before Elections Alberta gave its go-ahead to the separatists’ latest petition application, and also prior to the OneBC party losing official status in the BC legislature. A couple weeks, it turns out, really &lt;em&gt;can&lt;/em&gt; be a long time in politics.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://pressprogress.ca/become-a-member/"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

While, for the first time in decades, there’s a nonzero chance of Canada getting smaller (with Alberta maybe wanting out and the U.S. maybe wanting in), PressProgress, at least, is only getting bigger.  That’s… something?  On this extra-festive edition of Sources, Eric speaks to Emma, Stephen, Rumneek and Jonathan about some of the favourite stories they’ve worked on this year and the many ways that this place has grown.  Stories discussed include:  • "While workers walk the picket lines, DHL...

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Mark Carney is billing his first budget as an &quot;investment budget,&quot; but with plans to eliminate 40,000 jobs in the federal public service and cut $60 billion in program spending, is this really an &quot;investment budget&quot; or is it an austerity budget?The <a href='https://budget.canada.ca/2025/home-accueil-en.html'>2025 federal budget</a> gives Canadians a first look at the details behind Carney&apos;s plans to have federal departments cut 15% in spending, reduce the federal workforce by 10% and spend tens of billions of dollars on so-called &quot;nation-building projects.&quot;On this episode of Sources, Canadian Labour Congress Senior Economist <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/dtcochrane.bsky.social'>DT Cochrane</a> joins PressProgress Editor <a href='https://bsky.app/profile/lukelebrun.ca'>Luke LeBrun</a> live inside the federal budget media lock-up to share his first impressions on the Carney government&apos;s first budget.<a rel="payment" href="https://pressprogress.ca/become-a-member/">Support the show</a>

<description>&lt;p&gt;Mark Carney is billing his first budget as an &amp;quot;investment budget,&amp;quot; but with plans to eliminate 40,000 jobs in the federal public service and cut $60 billion in program spending, is this really an &amp;quot;investment budget&amp;quot; or is it an austerity budget?&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The &lt;a href='https://budget.canada.ca/2025/home-accueil-en.html'&gt;2025 federal budget&lt;/a&gt; gives Canadians a first look at the details behind Carney&amp;apos;s plans to have federal departments cut 15% in spending, reduce the federal workforce by 10% and spend tens of billions of dollars on so-called &amp;quot;nation-building projects.&amp;quot;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;On this episode of Sources, Canadian Labour Congress Senior Economist &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/dtcochrane.bsky.social'&gt;DT Cochrane&lt;/a&gt; joins &lt;em&gt;PressProgress&lt;/em&gt; Editor &lt;a href='https://bsky.app/profile/lukelebrun.ca'&gt;Luke LeBrun&lt;/a&gt; live inside the federal budget media lock-up to share his first impressions on the Carney government&amp;apos;s first budget.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a rel="payment" href="https://pressprogress.ca/become-a-member/"&gt;Support the show&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Mark Carney is billing his first budget as an "investment budget," but with plans to eliminate 40,000 jobs in the federal public service and cut $60 billion in program spending, is this really an "investment budget" or is it an austerity budget? The 2025 federal budget gives Canadians a first look at the details behind Carney's plans to have federal departments cut 15% in spending, reduce the federal workforce by 10% and spend tens of billions of dollars on so-called "nation-building projects...

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