Ottawa's Immigration Plans for Doctors Trained Abroad

THE MEDICAL RECORD: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT THIS YEAR'S FLU SEASON Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and former head of BC Cancer, Dr. Amol Verma, a staff physician in General Internal Medicine at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto and Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing in Toronto. Today: a discussion about this year's aggressive flu season, Ottawa's immigration plans for doctors trained above and other healthcare news this week. AIR TRANSAT REACHES TENTATIVE DEAL: WHAT HAPPENS NOW Libby Znaimer is joined by John Gradek, a faculty lecturer at McGill University in Montreal and a former executive with Air Canada and Dr. Gabor Lukacs, President of Air Passenger Rights. Air Transat has reached a tentative deal which means no pilot strike is coming up. However, after the airline's flight cancellations, where does this leave travelers? DOUG FORD'S POSITION ON MAYOR OLIVIA CHOW'S PROPOSED HIKE TO LAND TRANSFER TAX FOR LUXURY HOME BUYERS Libby Znaimer is joined by Karen Stintz, a former Toronto City Councillor. Ontario Premier Doug Ford is not going to get involved when it comes to Toronto Mayor Olivia Chow's proposal to increase the land transfer tax for luxury homebuyers in the city. And, we discuss other local news topics of the week.