Danyaal Raza
@danyaalraza.com
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Danyaal Raza
@danyaalraza.com
· Jan 16
Addressing primary care shortage: A conversation with Dr. Danyaal Raza
The family doctor shortage is one of the most pressing issues in Canadian health care. Data from OurCare led by Unity Health Toronto researchers and the largest pan-Canadian conversation about the…
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Some exciting personal news -
I've begun my term as our team's inaugural Primary Care & Health Policy Scholar, applying research to real-world policy change.
unityhealth.to/2025/01/addr...
If you're part of a people-powered org looking to influence policy makers, let's chat! DMs open.
I've begun my term as our team's inaugural Primary Care & Health Policy Scholar, applying research to real-world policy change.
unityhealth.to/2025/01/addr...
If you're part of a people-powered org looking to influence policy makers, let's chat! DMs open.
We need to pay for healthcare in 🇨🇦 to work.
Just not the way you may be thinking.
Just not the way you may be thinking.
January 13, 2026 at 3:15 PM
We need to pay for healthcare in 🇨🇦 to work.
Just not the way you may be thinking.
Just not the way you may be thinking.
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Do not do this. Do not share any biometric data with anyone voluntarily. Even if the Ts&Cs say they will keep the information confidential -- which I doubt -- they could change the terms at any time, by which time they have your data to share with others.
Users will be able to upload their health data to ChatGPT in order to get what OpenAI has described as a more personalized experience
OpenAI Would Like You to Share Your Health Data with Its AI Chatbot
Users will be able to upload their health data to ChatGPT in order to get what OpenAI has described as a more personalized experience
www.scientificamerican.com
January 8, 2026 at 5:24 PM
Do not do this. Do not share any biometric data with anyone voluntarily. Even if the Ts&Cs say they will keep the information confidential -- which I doubt -- they could change the terms at any time, by which time they have your data to share with others.
Not just Hamilton, but across the province.
Ontario already has the second-lowest number of hospital beds per capita in Canada, and some of the lowest rates of public investment.
www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...
Ontario already has the second-lowest number of hospital beds per capita in Canada, and some of the lowest rates of public investment.
www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...
Ontario is on track to lose thousands of nurses and hospital beds; Local MPP says situation a ‘disaster’ for Hamilton
Hamilton hospitals are already cutting jobs to combat projected deficits
www.thespec.com
December 28, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Not just Hamilton, but across the province.
Ontario already has the second-lowest number of hospital beds per capita in Canada, and some of the lowest rates of public investment.
www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...
Ontario already has the second-lowest number of hospital beds per capita in Canada, and some of the lowest rates of public investment.
www.thespec.com/news/hamilto...
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Reposted by Danyaal Raza
Anybody who reads about this tragic case and thinks this has to do with a HCW not recognizing the severity at triage has simply NOT been paying attention.
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@PfParks: This is a tragic event, and my heart goes out to the pt's family. 1/14globalnews.ca/news/11590698/… I cannot speak to any specific details of this tragic event, but I do feel it is very important to state:...…
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December 27, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Anybody who reads about this tragic case and thinks this has to do with a HCW not recognizing the severity at triage has simply NOT been paying attention.
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Classic yet alarming: the federal govt just posted in the Canada Gazette a proposal to fundamentally change drug regulation as we know it.
Here's the link to the Gazette: gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/202...
Here's the link to the Gazette: gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/202...
Canada Gazette, Part 1, Volume 159, Number 51: Order Providing for Reliance on Decisions of, or Documents Produced by, Foreign Regulatory Authorities in Respect of Certain Drugs
December 20, 2025, Part 1, Volume 159, Number 51, Canada Gazette
gazette.gc.ca
December 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Classic yet alarming: the federal govt just posted in the Canada Gazette a proposal to fundamentally change drug regulation as we know it.
Here's the link to the Gazette: gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/202...
Here's the link to the Gazette: gazette.gc.ca/rp-pr/p1/202...
Part 2 of 2: www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...
How this for profit company is ‘gamifying’ plasma donations in Toronto
Toronto’s new paid plasma donation clinics pay a ‘bonus’ of $100 if an individual gives blood plasma 100 times in a calendar year. Advocates say ‘gamified’ incentives put donors at risk
www.torontotoday.ca
December 19, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Part 2 of 2: www.torontotoday.ca/local/health...
Some holiday wishes via @healthydebate.bsky.social.
Happy 2026 everyone!
healthydebate.ca/2025/12/topi...
Happy 2026 everyone!
healthydebate.ca/2025/12/topi...
December 19, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Some holiday wishes via @healthydebate.bsky.social.
Happy 2026 everyone!
healthydebate.ca/2025/12/topi...
Happy 2026 everyone!
healthydebate.ca/2025/12/topi...
What’s the Family Doctor Fix? Teams are a great place to start.
December 15, 2025 at 6:52 PM
What’s the Family Doctor Fix? Teams are a great place to start.
This is not just an Albertan issue.
We all need to pay attention - and act.
We all need to pay attention - and act.
Alberta’s move to two tier care will spread. Bill 11 affects your waits and your costs. Tell Ottawa to act now. Sign the petition and send a letter at: notwotier.ca/canadahealth...
URGENT: Stop Two Tier Care. Prime Minister Mark Carney Must Act Now.
We have to defend and promote Universal Public Healthcare before it's too late.
notwotier.ca
December 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
This is not just an Albertan issue.
We all need to pay attention - and act.
We all need to pay attention - and act.
Reposted by Danyaal Raza
Alberta’s Bill 11 has passed. Two-tier healthcare is about to become a reality. While the rich get a fast lane to care, your costs and wait times are set to increase dramatically.
Tell Ottawa to act now and stop this. Sign the petition and send a letter at: notwotier.ca/canadahealth...
Tell Ottawa to act now and stop this. Sign the petition and send a letter at: notwotier.ca/canadahealth...
URGENT: Stop Two Tier Care. Prime Minister Mark Carney Must Act Now.
We have to defend and promote Universal Public Healthcare before it's too late.
notwotier.ca
December 11, 2025 at 10:08 PM
Alberta’s Bill 11 has passed. Two-tier healthcare is about to become a reality. While the rich get a fast lane to care, your costs and wait times are set to increase dramatically.
Tell Ottawa to act now and stop this. Sign the petition and send a letter at: notwotier.ca/canadahealth...
Tell Ottawa to act now and stop this. Sign the petition and send a letter at: notwotier.ca/canadahealth...
“The danger of undue corporate influence over the policy-making process was recently flagged by the federal government’s own Committee of Experts on pharmacare.”
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MEDIA RELEASE “Massive lobbying offensive” behind pharmacare funding freeze: Council of Canadians
Insurance giants pressured Carney government to halt rollout of national drug plan, lobbying records show.
canadians.org
December 11, 2025 at 1:40 PM
“The danger of undue corporate influence over the policy-making process was recently flagged by the federal government’s own Committee of Experts on pharmacare.”
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canadians.org/media/media-...
Warnings from Australia:
“Investing more in private hospitals rather than public hospitals will increase public hospital waiting lists because there is a fixed number of doctors at any one time.”
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“Investing more in private hospitals rather than public hospitals will increase public hospital waiting lists because there is a fixed number of doctors at any one time.”
theconversation.com/private-hosp...
Private hospitals are in trouble. Here’s what this means for public hospitals – and taxpayer dollars
Private hospitals perform around 70% of elective surgery in Australia. But many are in financial trouble.
theconversation.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Warnings from Australia:
“Investing more in private hospitals rather than public hospitals will increase public hospital waiting lists because there is a fixed number of doctors at any one time.”
theconversation.com/private-hosp...
“Investing more in private hospitals rather than public hospitals will increase public hospital waiting lists because there is a fixed number of doctors at any one time.”
theconversation.com/private-hosp...
MPPs & doctors @robinlennoxmd.bsky.social & @shamjiadil.bsky.social cross-party lines, for Pharmacare.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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The evidence is clear: universal pharmacare saves lives. Ontario needs to act
The promise of universal health care means that your health shouldn’t depend on your wallet. But currently, that promise falls flat in the time it takes to walk from a
www.thestar.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM
MPPs & doctors @robinlennoxmd.bsky.social & @shamjiadil.bsky.social cross-party lines, for Pharmacare.
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
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Expanding prescription medication coverage is a win-win: better health outcomes, out-of-pocket savings, and savings for our health system.
Pharmacare now!
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Pharmacare now!
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
The evidence is clear: universal pharmacare saves lives. Ontario needs to act
The promise of universal health care means that your health shouldn’t depend on your wallet. But currently, that promise falls flat in the time it takes to walk from a
www.thestar.com
December 10, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Expanding prescription medication coverage is a win-win: better health outcomes, out-of-pocket savings, and savings for our health system.
Pharmacare now!
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
Pharmacare now!
www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...
But also so much low hanging fruit! We can do so much better.
December 9, 2025 at 8:17 PM
But also so much low hanging fruit! We can do so much better.
Surgical wait times & one way out.
December 9, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Surgical wait times & one way out.
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Budget 2025 left out critical investments for family doctors that were promised in the Liberal election platform—use this quick letter tool to write to your MP today. Let’s remind them to fulfill election pledges and strengthen family medicine: https://ow.ly/lbZz50XFG8b
December 8, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Budget 2025 left out critical investments for family doctors that were promised in the Liberal election platform—use this quick letter tool to write to your MP today. Let’s remind them to fulfill election pledges and strengthen family medicine: https://ow.ly/lbZz50XFG8b
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The Alberta government is rushing this legislation through early this week—allowing just one hour of debate on the biggest change to healthcare in a generation. It paves the way for a fast lane for the wealthy and erodes the public system we all rely on.
Take action: notwotier.ca/sendmessage
Take action: notwotier.ca/sendmessage
🛑 NEW EPISODE of 'Whatever This Is' with @zainvelji.bsky.social:
Danielle Smith’s new two-tier healthcare bill introduces a VIP fast lane and destroys the public system for a generation.
Here’s what you need to know in under 3 minutes.
#ableg #abpoli #canpoli
Danielle Smith’s new two-tier healthcare bill introduces a VIP fast lane and destroys the public system for a generation.
Here’s what you need to know in under 3 minutes.
#ableg #abpoli #canpoli
December 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
The Alberta government is rushing this legislation through early this week—allowing just one hour of debate on the biggest change to healthcare in a generation. It paves the way for a fast lane for the wealthy and erodes the public system we all rely on.
Take action: notwotier.ca/sendmessage
Take action: notwotier.ca/sendmessage
If Poilievre were doing this, folks would rightly be up in arms.
Carney?
He should not get a free pass.
This is anti-democratic.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Carney?
He should not get a free pass.
This is anti-democratic.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Althia Raj: Mark Carney is quietly giving sweeping new powers to his ministers
Sneaking a change of this magnitude into a 600-page bill that will not get parliamentary scrutiny raises a red flag, Althia Raj writes.
www.thestar.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If Poilievre were doing this, folks would rightly be up in arms.
Carney?
He should not get a free pass.
This is anti-democratic.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
Carney?
He should not get a free pass.
This is anti-democratic.
www.thestar.com/politics/pol...
“[H]omes with the lowest recorded staffing over that year are for-profit homes.”
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
Internal government data shows which long-term care homes met Ontario's hands-on care targets — and which didn't
As the province has lifted long-term care staffing levels since the pandemic, some companies’ homes have lagged behind, records show
www.thetrillium.ca
December 5, 2025 at 2:42 PM
“[H]omes with the lowest recorded staffing over that year are for-profit homes.”
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
www.thetrillium.ca/news/health/...
December 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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This is important. Please share.
"What do Ontario NDP, Liberal and Green MPPs have in common? Pharmacare...
...This morning, we sent a letter to the Premier and Minister Jones calling on our province to join the national plan for birth control and diabetes."
#OnPoli #OnHealth
"What do Ontario NDP, Liberal and Green MPPs have in common? Pharmacare...
...This morning, we sent a letter to the Premier and Minister Jones calling on our province to join the national plan for birth control and diabetes."
#OnPoli #OnHealth
This morning, @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social convened a multi-party & collaborative coalition of Ontario MPPs, calling on the province to join the national program for Pharmacare.
December 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM