Quebec's Decision Regarding MAiD and Advanced Requests

THE MEDICAL RECORD: FLU SHOTS AND COVID-19 SHOTS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE IN ONTARIO  Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Alisa Naiman, a family doctor practicing comprehensive primary care in Toronto, Dr. Malcolm Moore, Medical Oncologist, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre and Dr. Jamie Spiegelman, an internal medicine and critical care physician at Humber River Hospital. It’s time to get vaccinated - against both COVID-19 and the flu. They are now available for everyone - not just older people and those who are immunocompromised, and the recommendation is to get them both together. Another topic today is the Canadian Medical Association is calling for an end to the requirement for doctor's notes for employees grappling with brief illnesses. QUEBEC'S PLANS FOR ADVANCED REQUESTS FOR MAiD  Libby Znaimer is joined by Dr. Wayne Sumner, University Professor Emeritus in the Department of Philosophy at the University of Toronto, and Ron Posno, a patient with dementia and an advocate for advance requests for MAiD. We discuss Quebec's plans for advanced requests for MAiD for patients dealing with health conditions that will limit their ability to make such a decision when their condition worsens. And we also discuss how the federal government has responded to Quebec on this issue.   SHRINKFLATION IMPACTING HALLOWEEN CANDY?   Libby Znaimer is joined by Libby Znaimer is joined by Bruce Winder, a Retail Analyst & Author and Dr. Sylvain Charlebois, Senior Director, Agri-Food Analytics Lab at Dalhousie University. Why and to what extent is "shrinkflation" impacting Halloween candy this year? Our guests explain.