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01/07/2025

“We fund a lot of world class research, but it needs to go somewhere, to be adopted.” CEO Suzanne Gill at our Dec 10 conversation. Check out what she and our other panelists had to say.

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01/06/2025

“There’s a whole world of personalized medicine that is literally on our doorstep.” Yet, we aren’t adopting it. Mindsets need to change. DIGITAL CEO Sue Paish at our Dec 10 conversation.

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01/04/2025

“We’re not good at introducing change in a big way and with any sense of urgency in the healthcare system.” At our Dec 10 conversation Mary Ackenhusen spoke to the need to adopt technologies becoming common elsewhere – but not here.

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01/03/2025

“There are many thousands of young Canadians going to medical schools in countries like Ireland and Australia. Over 50% of them don’t’ come back. We’re losing talent.” Dr Brian Day at our Dec 10 conversation.

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01/02/2025

's Anna Kindy at our Dec 10 conversation – we spend more on healthcare than other countries, but have fewer nurses, doctors, and hospital beds to show for it. “It’s time to realize we have a true healthcare crisis.”

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12/11/2024

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12/10/2024

Reimagining healthcare - tonight! A reminder to join us tonight for a conversation about our healthcare system and how it can be reimagined to craft a better way forward. 6 p.m. PT via webcast on the Vancouver Sun, Calgary Herald, and Edmonton Journal.

Our panel:
- Dr. Brian Day - President, Cambie Surgeries Corporation
- Sue Paish - CEO, Digital
- Valerie Gallet Lukac - Partner, KPMG Canada
- Suzanne Gill - President and CEO,
- Anna Kindy - Health critic,
- Mary Ackenhusen - Past CEO of Vancouver Coastal Health

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12/10/2024

The number of walk-in clinics in BC has dropped by as much as 50% - an unintended consequence of a new payment model for GPs and establishment of urgent care centres. Join us tomorrow for a conversation about reimagining our health system - webcast @ 6 p.m. PT

https://vancouversun.com/news/bc-doctors-sound-alarm-drop-in-medical-clinics-disappear

12/07/2024

It is no secret our healthcare system is straining. ERs are closing, wait lists are long, and we don’t have enough doctors, nurses, or technicians. So what to do? Join us as we explore this critical issue, 6 p.m. Dec 10.

12/03/2024

It is not news there are glaring cracks in our healthcare systems – in some cases reaching a breaking point. In both BC and AB numerous rural emergency departments have closed for hours, even days, due to shortages.

Healthcare organizations in both BC & Alberta struggle to recruit skilled doctors, nurses, care aids, and other skilled professionals. What can be done to alleviate the pressures on the system?

Alberta has made changes to primary care funding. This is widely seen as a positive step. Yet funding for emergency physicians has not changed, nor has funding for hospitals.

Alberta Health Services has considered changing to an activity-based funding model over global budgets. In 2010, BC experimented with ABF and determined there were no changes in measures of quality. During the recent election in BC, the idea re-surfaced.

Families in both provinces struggle to find a GP – the foundation of our health care systems. Ontario has introduced new medical school rules that require students to be Canadians from Ontario.

Surgical waitlists are long, access to operating rooms rationed by difficult budgets, and the food is terrible.

The right of patients to use private clinics in their home province is not allowed.

Delivering healthcare in a province isn’t a simple thing. It requires coordination of thousands of patients, billions of dollars, thousands of specialist providers, complex equipment, and hundreds of facilities.

Just delivering healthy meals and timely appointments is challenging for institutions struggling to keep up with demand under budgets that are too tight - but already the single largest expenditure in every Canadian province.

Join us December 10 for a conversation on this critical matter with an outstanding panel:
- Dr. Brian Day - President, Cambie Surgeries Corporation
- Sue Paish - CEO, Digital
- Valerie Gallet Lukac - Partner,
- Suzanne Gill - President and CEO,
- Dr. Anna Kindy - Health critic,
- Mary Ackenhusen – Past CEO of

We hope you can join us for the conversation.

11/30/2024

Reimagining healthcare - Join us by webcast 6 p.m. Dec 10 as we dig into the complex and numerous issues facing our healthcare system, and how that system can be reimagined to better meet our needs. See you there!

11/08/2024

Coming into the BC election baseless doubts were raised about the integrity of voting systems here. At our Oct 29 conversation political scientist Stewart Prest pointed to the US & how the Trump administration played out as a root cause of rising distrust in institutions.

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11/06/2024

Regardless of who’s elected US president, Canada needs to get its defence house in order. Richard Mahoney at our Oct 29 conversation - “. . . they’ve kind of benignly let us get away with maybe not making our full contribution to NATO. That is less the case now.”

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11/05/2024

While Trump’s 2016 voter may have been “the guy with the horns draped in the flag” today it is increasingly 18-34 year olds who are angry and looking for change. Research Co’s Mario Canseco at our Oct 29 conversation. “It’s different, it’s not the same type of voter . . .”

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11/04/2024

Applications for Cohort 2025 Beedie Luminaries scholarships open November 4th, supporting British Columbians with up to $44,000 per student across 4 programs, including high-school graduates, single parents, and refugee and immigrant students.

This application cycle also marks the launch of the new BUILD scholarship program for aspiring tradespeople.

Beedie Luminaries scholarships offer more than financial support, including access to mentors, workshops and events, peer support groups, and more.

To learn more about each program and to submit your application, please visit beedieluminaries.ca.

11/02/2024

Canada & US have a strong trade relationship likely to continue regardless of who is elected south of our border. But it won’t be easy - Maria Rajanayagam at our Oct 29 conversation. “We have to keep in mind that both Republicans and Democrats have a protectionist viewpoint.”

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11/01/2024

While most US states recognize Canada as their top trading partner, both potential presidential candidates are protectionist – Gary Mar, Canada West Foundation, at our Oct 29 conversation. “Not all is lost, but we have some work to do.”

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11/01/2024