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.
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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.
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We never recovered from the cuts Harper made - this will only put us further behind and make it impossible to catch up. I've been emailing every cabinet minister about this.
January 29, 2026 at 4:23 PM
We never recovered from the cuts Harper made - this will only put us further behind and make it impossible to catch up. I've been emailing every cabinet minister about this.
January 27, 2026 at 4:32 PM
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Launching our "Cost of Care" issue @thelocal.to today, about the places where money and medicine collide. Here's @alisonmotluk.bsky.social writing the best, clearest thing I've seen on what a routine surgery says about the possible future of care. thelocal.to/cataract-sur...
How Privatized Cataract Surgery Helped Ontario’s Wealthiest—and Left Others Behind | The Local
Why a routine surgery offers a window into the possible future of care in this province.
thelocal.to
January 22, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Launching our "Cost of Care" issue @thelocal.to today, about the places where money and medicine collide. Here's @alisonmotluk.bsky.social writing the best, clearest thing I've seen on what a routine surgery says about the possible future of care. thelocal.to/cataract-sur...
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Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
January 22, 2026 at 12:05 AM
Minnesota: "School officials say the [5-year-old] child was used as bait. They say [ICE] agents made little Liam knock on the door to ask to be let in in order to see if anyone else was home."
Lets make Medicare, better care!
Join us for a @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social Health Summit:
www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca/2026_better_...
Join us for a @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social Health Summit:
www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca/2026_better_...
January 19, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Lets make Medicare, better care!
Join us for a @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social Health Summit:
www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca/2026_better_...
Join us for a @cdndrsformedicare.bsky.social Health Summit:
www.canadiandoctorsformedicare.ca/2026_better_...
I was interviewed on @CBCOntarioToday about why Ontario is being left behind on pharmacare while BC & Manitoba push ahead.
1 in 10 Canadians can’t afford meds. Pharmacare would save BILLIONS + cover everyone.
Time for leadership.
Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
1 in 10 Canadians can’t afford meds. Pharmacare would save BILLIONS + cover everyone.
Time for leadership.
Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
© CBC/Radio-Canada 2026. All rights reserved.
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January 15, 2026 at 12:26 AM
I was interviewed on @CBCOntarioToday about why Ontario is being left behind on pharmacare while BC & Manitoba push ahead.
1 in 10 Canadians can’t afford meds. Pharmacare would save BILLIONS + cover everyone.
Time for leadership.
Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
1 in 10 Canadians can’t afford meds. Pharmacare would save BILLIONS + cover everyone.
Time for leadership.
Listen: www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...
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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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...
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.
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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.”
canadians.org/media/media-...
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.”
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...
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...
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 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...
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