Calls for healthcare to feature more in the federal campaign

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Labour leaders were in Nanaimo this week, looking to put the spotlight on healthcare issues in this federal election.

The presidents of the Canadian Labour Congress and the Hospital Employees Union spoke to media outside of Nanaimo Regional General Hospital Monday, decrying privitization in the Canadian healthcare system and calling on federal leaders to give more attention to healthcare issues.

Midcoast Morning speaks with an expert in Canadian healthcare policy to break down the role of the federal government, what kinds of privatization are occurring in the system, and how the issue has played into the campaign so far.

Transcript:

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Guests:

  • Bea Bruske - President, Canadian Labour Congress

  • Barb Nederpel -President, Hospital Employees Union

  • Katherine Fierlbeck - Professor of Political Science, Dalhousie University

Program Team:

  • Joe Pugh — Host and Producer.

  • Jesse Woodward — Executive Producer.

  • Arbie Fru — Technical Assistance.

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Joe Pugh