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The Gritty Nurse

The Gritty Nurse is back, and NO TOPIC is off-limits! Launching in September 2025 with host Amie Archibald Varley, this podcast is dedicated to amplifying the voices of nurses and others who work in healthcare to explore the most pressing issues they face. Join Amie as she continues to take a deep dive into powerful and often uncomfortable topics. Though shared experriences, storytelling and the discussions surrounding the intersection of power, we will navigate the challenges facing healthcare nationally and internationally--as of course--challenge the status quo. The show's core belief remains unwavering: that compassion is the through understanding diverse narratives and perspectives is KEY. Amie will continue to explore hot-button issues like mental health, social justice, women's health, and the daily challenges within the nursing profession. The Gritty Nurse is more than just a podcast—it's a community where nurses and healthcare workers can feel heard, empowered, and recognized as the community leaders they truly are. Change is HERE.
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Destroying the Public Healthcare System to Fund a Private One: The New Wave of Healthcare in Canada

Jan 26, 2023

In this episode, nurses and healthcare advocates Amie Archibald-Varley & Sara Fung discuss the new privatization clinics and hospitals proposed by the Ford government in Canada and Ontario. We also discuss strategies for how people can get involved in making changes and protecting our current system. 

“That’s the standard technique of privatization: Defund, make sure things don’t work, people get angry, you hand it over to private capital”~ Noam Chomsky.

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Links to resources/ Written Credits: 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_nd_lJCWOUM Noam Chomsky 

 

https://cupe.ca/fords-plan-expand-private-clinics-ontario-will-cost-patients-dearly-risk-lives-and-significantly

 

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https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-doug-ford-private-clinics-health-care-1.6712444

 

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/ontario-doug-ford-surgery-wait-times-private-sector-clinics-1.6715340

 

https://www.thestar.com/opinion/star-columnists/2023/01/19/the-warnings-about-doug-ford-and-private-health-care-are-coming-true.html

 

Video Clip: Credit: 

https://www.tvo.org/video/is-expanding-private-health-care-the-right-move-for-ontario