Alberta Wildfire Season, Ozempic Babies, and Canada's "Productivity Emergency"

Wildfire smoke from northern Alberta made its way into the Calgary area this past weekend, signifying an early start, as anticipated, to this year’s wildfire season. We invited Melissa Story, Provincial Information Officer for Alberta Wildfire, to join us to talk about how prepared Alberta is for wildfire season.    It’s arguably the most-talked about drug in the world right now. Ozempic. The drug which was created to manage diabetes was also found to promote weight-loss. Now, researchers are looking into the possible link between the drug and fertility. We made an appointment to get some details from our on-call family physician, Dr Ted Jablonski.   Canada’s housing action plan calls for almost 4-million new homes to be built by 2031, but is it even possible to reach that goal? Joining us to discuss the challenges facing our nation and what's being called a “productivity emergency” is Marc Desormeaux, Principal Economist at Desjardins Economics.