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If you speak with almost anyone involved in Ontario’s healthcare system, they say it’s in the middle of a crisis. Underpaid, overworked, and understaffed are the common refrain of people who are on the front lines. Today on Almost 107, we spoke with a member of the Ontario Nurse’s Association and an emergency room nurse to get a peek behind the curtain in Ontario’s hospitals.

Auditor General Bonnie Lysyk publishes her final report and itemized list of how tax dollars were spent - her main question being whether expenditures have had "value for money." An NDP leadership acclamation appears to be on the horizon. Premier Doug Ford promises to appeal Bill 124. And TVO's affordability reporter Kat Eschner joins co-hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath for the next installment of Recession Road - this time with a view from Windsor.

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The life of the Pickering nuclear plant will be extended to at least 2026. Co-hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath dig into the politics of it. Then, they unpack the cost of repealing wage caps for Ontario's public-service workers. And finally, we kick off our programming for Civics Month leading up to the municipal elections on October 24. This week: Why some elected officials are leaving politics, while others don't seem interested in joining at all.

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Last week, Toronto's chief of police apologized to racialized communities after statistics revealed inequitable enforcement practices. NDP MPP Laura Mae Lindo joins co-hosts Steve Paikin and John Michael McGrath to discuss findings, community reactions, and where Ontario goes from here. Plus, what we expect when Doug Ford announces his new cabinet at the end of the week, a case to remove wage caps on nurses, and some uncomfortable questions for the Greens.

 

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