INTERVIEW: ON Point With Alex Pierson


SecondStreet.org spoke with Alex Pierson for the On Point radio show about Canada’s growing health care waiting lists. 

Thousands of Canadians live in chronic pain every day because they cannot obtain timely treatment. In fact, new research uncovered by SecondStreet.org shows that at least 11,581 patients across Canada died in 2020-21 while waiting for surgeries, diagnostic scans and appointments with specialists.

Listen to the interview via the video above, or click here.

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