CBC Radio's The House: Kids stuck in hospital, negotiations stuck in the mud
On this week’s show: The head of a children’s hospital talks about his efforts to cope with rising admissions, and health columnist André Picard explains developments in ongoing funding negotiations. From the sidelines of COP27, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault discusses his government’s emissions plan. Plus — historian Anne Applebaum talks about what a possible end to the conflict in Ukraine might look like.
Here is what's on this week's episode of The House
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Some children's hospitals across the country have reported rising admissions, due to respiratory illnesses. (Justine Boulin/CBC)
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CBC News: The House50:13Kids stuck in hospital, negotiations stuck in the mud
The head of a children’s hospital talks about his efforts to cope with rising admissions, and health columnist André Picard explains developments in ongoing funding negotiations. From the sidelines of COP27, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault discusses his government’s emissions plan. Plus — historian Anne Applebaum talks about what a possible end to the conflict in Ukraine might look like.
As health-care systems struggle, little progress in funding talks
Pediatric health-care is under strain as a triple threat of respiratory illnesses is sending more and more children to hospital. Alex Munter, head of the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario, joins host Catherine Cullen and warns some families are now waiting in the emergency room for days.
Globe and Mail health columnist André Picard then explains how pediatric care concerns are putting even more pressure on provincial and federal authorities to resolve their dispute over health-care funding.
CBC News: The House16:49As health-care systems struggle, little progress in funding talks
Alex Munter, head of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, warns that some families are now waiting in the emergency room for days, and Globe and Mail health columnist André Picard talks through the ongoing health-care funding battle between the provincial and federal governments.
Federal environment minister defends Canada's emissions efforts
Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is in Egypt this week to take part in COP27, but here at home the government has yet to deliver on its promise for an emissions cap on the oil and gas sector. Guilbeault joins The House to discuss those issues and more — including what role nuclear power will play in achieving climate goals.
Plus, as climate activists worry about the rise in the number of oil and gas companies represented at the conference in Sharm el-Sheikh, Mark Cameron of Pathways Alliance, which represents six of Canada's largest oil producers, defends why his organization is attending COP27.
CBC News: The House16:28Federal environment minister defends Canada’s emissions efforts
From the sidelines of COP27, Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault talks about the government’s planned oil and gas emissions cap, the role of nuclear power in reducing emissions, and the forthcoming climate adaptation plan.
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum on the war in Ukraine
It's been a bad week for Russian President Vladimir Putin. His forces have retreated from the key city of Kherson. Troops themselves have slammed generals for fighting an "incomprehensible" battle in the east. Will any of this deter Putin?
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum joins host Catherine Cullen to discuss what the end of this war — and Putin's reign — might look like.
CBC News: The House12:48Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum on the war in Ukraine
Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Anne Applebaum joins host Catherine Cullen to discuss what the end of the war in Ukraine — and Putin’s reign — might look like.
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