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    December 19, 2016
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    #164 There’s A Hidden VIP Program In The Ontario Health Care System
    Do politicians and foreign dignitaries have better access to health care than everyone else?
    Jesse Brown
    Host & Publisher
    Katie Jensen
    Freelance Producer

    Do politicians and foreign dignitaries have better access to health care than everyone else? A look inside CANADALAND’s ongoing investigation into Ontario’s VIP health care system.

    Robert Hiltz’s story for Canadaland will go up Monday, December 19th (7am EST) and will become available here.

    Dr. Nadia Alam’s Tweets with Omar Yar Khan.

    Robert Hiltz’s Twitter: @robert_hiltz

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