Ontario Morning Podcast March 28th

Ontario Morning

With only 5 diagnostic hubs in Ontario, the number of children waiting to get assessed for autism has reached crisis levels. According to local media more than 6,000 kids are sitting on a waitlist. We spoke with Alina Cameron,the President of the Ontario Autism Coalition, about the cause behind these skyrocketing numbers.

While other municipalities are struggling to recruit new family physicians, Belleville has just snagged their 44th doctor-to-be. This is amidst the heavy doctor crisis going on throughout Ontario. We spoke to Karen Poste who is Manager of Physician Recruitment and Retention, for the City of Belleville and Mike Ding, the very doctor-to-be.