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Cross Country Checkup

Cross Country Checkup

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Cross Country Checkup is Canada's only national phone-in show, broadcasting live from coast to coast to coast. Checkup is Canada's weekly town hall — a place for raw, honest perspectives on the most pressing issues of the week. For over 55 years, it's where Canadians gather to listen to each other every Sunday afternoon. Call us: 1-888-416-8333.

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Politics & Government
Episodes
  • Is private healthcare fixing or fracturing medical care in Canada?
    Mar 15 2026

    Canada's healthcare system is buckling. Doctors in Quebec are leaving the public system. Alberta is opening the door to more private care.

    Meanwhile millions of patients are waiting for surgery, or a family doctor.

    Are private clinics and physicians the solution to Canada’s healthcare crisis?

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    1 hr and 53 mins
  • AI at war, AI at work: Is AI helping or quietly taking over?
    Mar 8 2026

    AI is no longer theoretical; it's in the boardroom, it's on the battlefield, and it's reshaping everyday life across Canada. Reports suggest Anthropic's AI platform, Claude, may have been used in recent US strikes on Iran. Closer to home, companies are increasingly citing AI as the reason for layoffs as they realize new efficiencies. As this technology accelerates, Canadians are asking a simple but urgent question: Is AI helping us ...or quietly taking over? With Canada set to unveil a new national AI strategy in the coming weeks the answers to those questions are more pressing now than ever.

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    55 mins
  • Grading Mark Carney on the war in the Middle East
    Mar 8 2026

    After the US-Israel strikes on Iran, Prime Minister Mark Carney initially backed efforts to stop Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. Days later, he added that all sides...including the US and Israel....must follow international law and work toward de-escalation. His comments come as questions grow about whether Canada's military could be pulled into the widening conflict, especially with attacks reaching countries beyond Iran, including a NATO ally.


    So how do you grade Mark Carney's stance on the crisis? And what should Canada's response be as the conflict expands?

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    54 mins
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