Miners trapped in BC, Patients not getting required treatment at BC ERs, Premiers want more control over immigration

July 24, 2025 01:02:49
Miners trapped in BC, Patients not getting required treatment at BC ERs, Premiers want more control over immigration
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Miners trapped in BC, Patients not getting required treatment at BC ERs, Premiers want more control over immigration

Jul 24 2025 | 01:02:49

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In today’s News Takeaway, Vijay Saini and Vasu Kumar discuss three critical developments:

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[00:00:01] Speaker A: And now News Takeaway. [00:00:17] Speaker B: Connect FM 91.5 News Takeaway segment. [00:00:24] Speaker A: Vijay Good morning Connect now Connect. [00:00:31] Speaker B: All is well concerning early Northern British Columbia. [00:00:41] Speaker A: Red Chris Mine Red. [00:00:42] Speaker B: Chris Mine David E.B. premier Nikal premieres the meeting press conference Safety protocol established Ground collapse On the unplanned collapse Safety protocol Activate Kitajanda underground There is enough supply There are enough supplies there. [00:02:11] Speaker A: Yeah Second collapse They are uninjured they are fine Fall off ground incidents so assessment geotechnical conditions the company so Vijay company A American company called Rado based Newmont Corp Mining workers is company the employees high tech drilling company has Smithers based company so a contract has company they call drilling for Newmont Corporate owner majority owner company so Newmont cortney the CRB debris leading rescue teams so let's hope as you mentioned, we did your refuge areas. [00:04:40] Speaker B: Multiple updates throughout the day and hopefully. [00:04:56] Speaker A: Fall off ground incident Underground sea Right? Underground sea workers incident. [00:05:10] Speaker B: Correct. [00:05:11] Speaker A: So. So more than half a kilometer underground. [00:05:23] Speaker B: Emergency rooms Emergency rooms Freedom of information Emergency rooms Category of patients left without being seen Left without being seen. [00:06:37] Speaker A: Vancouver Island Health. [00:07:03] Speaker B: We left without being seen Left without being seen. [00:07:57] Speaker A: Yeah. So numbers so that's not the case. [00:08:11] Speaker B: Correct. [00:08:20] Speaker A: So Vancouver Island Health Authority like internal document it's okay, we can live with that. So target patients Dr. It's okay, it's fine. That's what they strive for Vancouver Island Health yeah. [00:09:00] Speaker B: More than 7 patients Vancouver Island Health numbers Vancouver Island Health Authority Hospital emergency room so just over 11 and a half thousand just under 30,000 jokes per Vancouver island healthy which a number a Vada Ikso sat Fisad yeah. [00:09:56] Speaker A: So. [00:09:59] Speaker B: 30,000 between 2018 and 2024 Garam percent primary care medical professional Family doctor Family doctor the appointment Family doctor the appointment so Vancouver island family doctors Family doctors are retired Vancouver Island Health Authority numbers concerning. [00:11:26] Speaker A: Family doctors the compensation model change family practice Correct. Yeah. So we saw Tarao Thaktar patients so 64,972 so is Tasi percent between 2018 and 2025. [00:12:32] Speaker B: In the next 15 years. [00:12:35] Speaker A: Left without being seen. [00:13:24] Speaker B: Left without being seen Patients. [00:13:31] Speaker A: Yeah. So Vancouver Coastal Health City of Sariya Healthcare Resources so Vancouver Coastal Health we saw Taraja patients left without being seen. [00:14:26] Speaker B: Yes. [00:14:26] Speaker A: So as compared to the last year so we said Chavi Pachi which are arts patients. [00:14:44] Speaker B: Even family doctors the availability family doctors Vancouver. [00:15:02] Speaker A: Vancouver Coastal Health as a health authority it's more efficient than other health authorities. Could that be a reason health authorities starting with Vancouver Coastal Health so. [00:15:21] Speaker B: Vancouver Coastal Health authorities. [00:15:44] Speaker A: Arriving that's a very big number Correct and take things for granted we get used to it so G7 G7 Canada beautiful British Columbia Lower Mainland Lower mainland Vancouver yes Vancouver Health care Cost of living Vancouver Coastal health. [00:16:54] Speaker B: Performance metrics. [00:17:14] Speaker A: Yeah but perception. [00:17:36] Speaker B: Opposition party BC Conservatives Karen this is devastating we are both opposition devastating. [00:18:35] Speaker A: Vancouver sorry Surrey Vancouver St. Paul's Hospital within one hour. [00:18:56] Speaker B: Resources the allocation Fajri advocacy political impact organizations groups. [00:20:48] Speaker A: The quality of leaders we are electing I know where you're coming from so Cabinet ministers even Premier number one Number two Number three priority. [00:22:02] Speaker B: Is a mismatch There is a big mismatch. [00:22:12] Speaker A: Yes, but Joe priorities Honia Chaidian Joe priorities Nazar Ariane There is a mismatch. [00:22:46] Speaker B: Ote school the ground the access Rakparia. [00:22:52] Speaker A: School the Samna Vaping shop. [00:23:13] Speaker B: What'S being demanded and ground level of government percent tariff in Japan Manga Japan Billion dollar Donald Trump with the exception of UK Japanese products Free trade agreement Domestic automakers Domestic automakers but domestic automakers aluminum tariffs competitively. [00:25:47] Speaker A: Domestic manufacturing. [00:25:52] Speaker B: American auto manufacturers name the the Chevys and the and the GMs and the Fords US European Ghadia the Mercedes and Audis and the and the BMWs another total market share Japan American automakers better access Japan. [00:26:42] Speaker A: So Donald Trump create Hong auto sector jobs so everything is in a state of flux right now Everything is so fluid right now on non US Parts. [00:27:30] Speaker B: Problem American Sharon American plants which shifts industry observers auto sector jobs impact. [00:28:44] Speaker A: It'S in such a state of flux Nothing can be said for sure right now so Prime Minister we will get the best deal. [00:29:01] Speaker B: Not the fastest deal so best deal. [00:29:05] Speaker A: Where do we settle so some tariffs will remain that still remains to be. [00:29:17] Speaker B: Seen I was reading industry expert auto sector as in job losses associated industries aluminum cost advantages Quebec Fair Canada the only saving grace would be resources resource extract resource extraction but at least. [00:30:12] Speaker A: Auto sector so auto sector There is no way Canada is going to accept that. [00:30:19] Speaker B: Deal. [00:30:26] Speaker A: That will be a non starter for Canada so supply management system There is a chance. [00:31:03] Speaker B: Vasuji Tendinadi meeting Chali premieres the Ontario Summit Honai but Allah Samasi three day meeting Day number two Domestic issues. [00:31:35] Speaker A: Yes. [00:31:41] Speaker B: Indigenous groups. [00:31:50] Speaker A: First nations leaders meetings foreign. [00:33:04] Speaker B: Yes we have. [00:33:11] Speaker A: Bail reform Police chiefs We saw David Lemati Sade Justice Minister Son Bill C75. [00:33:49] Speaker B: System. [00:34:35] Speaker A: Mandatory Minimum sentences. [00:34:44] Speaker B: Mandatory minimum sentences Firearm related drug related conditional sentence Conservative Sarkar Bandi Ugal Kardesi laws repeal garden overall really Catch and release system Bang. [00:36:41] Speaker A: Public safety system this is not enough more needs to be done so David Lamati Justice Minister so David Lamati Apnea Cabinet principal secretary advisor who has got Prime Minister's ear. [00:37:36] Speaker B: They've been friends since university days. [00:37:43] Speaker A: Prime Minister during election campaign. We will hold him accountable on that Justice Minister So Premiers, can there be J O legislation then we will hold him accountable. [00:38:35] Speaker B: The Prime Minister full fledged bail reform. Those were kind of pokey pokey. Mandatory minimum sentences drug related drug trafficking intimate partner violence repeat violent offenders Mandatory minimum But I clearly established drug trafficking Criminal code. Criminal code Federal Canada the criminal code. [00:39:40] Speaker A: Promised election campaign. [00:39:43] Speaker B: Yes. [00:39:44] Speaker A: Mandatory minimum sentences, stricter penalties trafficking drug offenses. So. [00:40:06] Speaker B: Longest ballot committee I was speaking. [00:40:33] Speaker A: Yeah, so did he. The longest ballot committee Stephen McKinnon. [00:40:48] Speaker B: And. [00:40:48] Speaker A: We are willing to make changes. I think these two are unrelated. They cannot walk and chew at the same time. They can do that. [00:41:16] Speaker B: I was talking to somebody yesterday. International level. [00:42:02] Speaker A: Crime severity index. Yeah. [00:42:09] Speaker B: State Canada. State Canada number zero, I think rcmp RCMP numbers. [00:42:33] Speaker A: Happiest country happiest. How happy are the Bhutanis now? Yes. Sense of loss. It affects you. [00:43:42] Speaker B: Sense of security, Sense of safety confidence. [00:43:45] Speaker A: So it affects you. Psychologically it affects you. [00:44:04] Speaker B: Catalytic converter? [00:44:05] Speaker A: I think so, yeah. [00:44:07] Speaker B: Catalytic converter. [00:44:21] Speaker A: Yeah. Serial number note So I don't know because we made these changes. [00:45:19] Speaker B: Immigration Ministry Federal Immigration Refugee asylum claimants Refugee claimants In eight years. In eight years Social services We are not going to sit around and wait Immigration Minister Lena Dayev Constitution which exists. [00:46:52] Speaker A: I was surprised to see constitution the section 95 economic immigration labor shortages we need more economic immigrants Economic immigrants Federal skilled workers. Federal skilled trades. [00:47:43] Speaker B: Correct. [00:47:44] Speaker A: Basically we owe immigration to Sivadao. [00:47:50] Speaker B: Local level. [00:47:56] Speaker A: So can it Justin Trudeau the administration plus Federal Sarkar Economic immigration address Nikardi then constitution the section 95 the which can this harder work permits. [00:48:32] Speaker B: We are not going to sit around and wait. Yes Federal Immigration. [00:49:04] Speaker A: Prime Minister. [00:49:18] Speaker B: Integration services Translation Settlement Immigrants Economic migrants Economic migration Non economic migrants Processing taste grow sad asylum seeker no, seriously. Really the government has to look into this is the right word. Media organizations processing organizations Settlement services. [00:52:20] Speaker A: Public safety. Yeah, Public safety Premier's Federal Sarkadi Immigration workers Hone students Hone asylum seekers Hone PRV Hone targets Premiers Economic immigration Premiers Joint statement Federal Sarkar clearly is Prime Minister Honestly enemy of our enemy is our friend America America can they Donald Trump. [00:53:37] Speaker B: Donald Trump sadly. [00:53:55] Speaker A: So clearly China policy Premiers are not in the same line as the federal government. [00:54:03] Speaker B: As the federal government. [00:54:27] Speaker A: No doubt we are very proud of our Prime Minister. We should be. All Canadians should be seeing public safety Baregal Nikaro. [00:55:02] Speaker B: Hopefully. [00:55:10] Speaker A: Public safety. Immigration. Canadians would really want. At least they should be in sync. [00:55:33] Speaker B: Yeah. Yeah. S Y N C. [00:55:38] Speaker A: S I N Kenny. [00:55:41] Speaker B: Synchronization what has the Prime Minister done that you guys are so proud of? The office of the Prime Minister. [00:56:07] Speaker A: So. Yeah. Prime Minister. We should be proud of our Prime Minister. [00:56:11] Speaker B: Yeah. [00:56:25] Speaker A: Liberal Party. [00:56:27] Speaker B: Yes. [00:56:28] Speaker A: Prime Minister. Honeymoon period as of now. [00:56:55] Speaker B: Yeah. So it's not. [00:57:19] Speaker A: Activist Kona journalist. [00:57:53] Speaker B: Seasoning social media. This Masaki Hogi. Exactly. We are operating in a spectrum Liberal Party. The Green Slush Fund. So we are operating in that spectrum. [00:59:28] Speaker A: Liberals. [00:59:35] Speaker B: Neoconservative Canadians. Yes. [00:59:43] Speaker A: Is the next best thing to God. Now he is our prime minister. It's very new parliament. [01:00:03] Speaker B: That's it. [01:00:03] Speaker A: That's it. Jati Satkar Yoga journalist Kumar. I know. But still activism, propaganda. [01:01:41] Speaker B: Correct. [01:01:57] Speaker A: When the listener is always guessing objectively. Otherwise. Either you are a propagandist or you are an activist. You are not a journalist. [01:02:18] Speaker B: You are not a journalist. Well rounded information what majority thinks. [01:02:42] Speaker A: But that's how democracy works. [01:02:44] Speaker B: Yeah. Thank you very much.

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