Millions of Canadians are increasingly faced with fewer options for medical care, thanks to staffing shortages in health care across Canada, which have led to a cascade of ER closures, extended waiting times and even several deaths of patients who died waiting for medical care. Jamie Muraucher digs into the problem of health-care sector crisis in Canada.
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