Federal Contracts, Drug Decriminalization, Health Reform - January 31, 2023

01/02/2023 27 min
Federal Contracts, Drug Decriminalization, Health Reform - January 31, 2023

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Episode Synopsis

Journalists Bill Curry (The Globe and Mail) and Nojoud Al Mallees (The Canadian Press) join Michael Serapio to analyze the political debate over federal consulting contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company and other private firms.

Caitlin Shane of the Pivot Legal Society discusses the start of B.C.'s three-year decriminalization project for personal drug possession.

Dr. Jane Philpott, a onetime health minister and current dean of health sciences at Queen's University, offers thoughts on health care reform and the role of private providers.