As of Friday, Albertans will be able to self-refer and pay out-of-pocket for private medical tests. It's the latest example of provinces experimenting with private delivery of health care. Dr. Brian Wirzba - President, Alberta Medical Association joins Graham Richardson for this week's Explainer.

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As of Friday, Albertans will be able to self-refer and pay out-of-pocket for private medical tests. It's the latest example of provinces experimenting with private delivery of health care. Dr. Brian Wirzba - President, Alberta Medical Association joins Graham Richardson for this week's Explainer.
Listen to The Vassy Kapelos podcast on the iHeart radio app, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen to your podcasts. Follow us on Twitter at @VassKapelosShow and on Instagram at @VassyKapelosShow.

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VKS: The Explainer - What to know about Alberta's private healthcare experiment

With three weeks to go until new 50% US tariffs hit the Canadian economy, federal minister for Canada-US Trade, Dominic LeBlanc, is in Washington D.C. for meetings with his American counterparts. Graham Richardson is joined by Scotty Greenwood, founder of Ottawa Street Strategies and a former US diplomat to Canada, who argues the Carney government needs to treat the trade war as exactly that: A war.

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With three weeks to go until new 50% US tariffs hit the Canadian economy, federal minister for Canada-US Trade, Dominic LeBlanc, is in Washington D.C. for meetings with his American counterparts. Graham Richardson is joined by Scotty Greenwood, founder of Ottawa Street Strategies and a former US diplomat to Canada, who argues the Carney government needs to treat the trade war as exactly that: A war.
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Graham Richardson hosts ‘The Daily Debrief’ political panel discussion with Sabrina Grover, Senior Advisor at Northstar Public Affairs, Stephanie Levitz, senior reporter in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau and Jordan Paquet, Vice President with Bluesky Strategy Group.

Today's focus:
Three weeks until the next US tariff deadline
The politics of private health care

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Graham Richardson hosts &lsquo;The Daily Debrief&rsquo; political panel discussion with Sabrina Grover, Senior Advisor at Northstar Public Affairs, Stephanie Levitz, senior reporter in The Globe and Mail's Ottawa bureau and Jordan Paquet, Vice President with Bluesky Strategy Group.
Today's focus:
<ul>
<li>Three weeks until the next US tariff deadline</li>
<li>The politics of private health care</li>
</ul>
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The Daily Debrief - Wednesday panel

The opposition is demanding answers on the Gordie Howe Bridge deal at a special parliamentary committee meeting today. Graham Richardson is joined by Conservative MP and opposition critic for Canada-US Relations, Shuv Majumdar.

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The opposition is demanding answers on the Gordie Howe Bridge deal at a special parliamentary committee meeting today. Graham Richardson is joined by Conservative MP and opposition critic for Canada-US Relations, Shuv Majumdar.
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