Who Cares?

01/08/25 • 44 min

Welcome to Who Cares, a podcast from the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence, exploring how Canada can become the best place to give and receive care. In the first episode, host Melissa Ngo shares her personal caregiving journey and delves into the challenges facing caregivers across the country. With 1 in 4 Canadians already caregivers and half of all Canadians expected to be one, this issue, whether you know it or not, will come knocking at your doorstep. It is a unifying force for all Canadian families and the lynchpin of Canadian society.

This episode features insights from health journalist and Order of Canada recipient, Andre Picard, and CCCE’s Executive Director, Liv Mendelsohn.

Who Cares is brought to you by the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence and Snack Labs. It's produced by the team at Snack Labs, Taylor MacGillivary, Brian Stever & Jeremie Saunders. Writing is by Taylor MacGillivary & Laurie Batten. Editing by Taylor MacGillivary. Music & sound design is by Donovan Morgan. Who Cares is hosted by Melissa Ngo.

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This episode features insights from health journalist and Order of Canada recipient, Andre Picard, and CCCE’s Executive Director, Liv Mendelsohn.

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Trailer

From the Canadian Centre for Caregiving Excellence and Snack Labs, welcome to Who Cares.

Who Cares explores the world of caregiving and how Canada can become the best place in the world to give and receive care. From heart-wrenching and inspiring stories from Canadians in the thick of caring, to insights from the top minds and researchers in our country that have dedicated their lives to solving the challenges of caregiving, Who Cares is here to uncover an often overlooked struggle that 50% of all Canadians will face in their lifetime.

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Next Episode

I Never Went Back

In this episode of Who Cares, we'll look at the opportunity that COVID-19 provided to change the caregiving landscape, and how we didn't take advantage of it. We'll also take you on a journey into the experience of Jennifer Johannessen, who, after what should have been a routine pregnancy check-up, never returned to work. When you're obligated to leave the workforce to care for someone full-time, it leaves a black hole in your ability to provide for yourself financially. Let's change that.

This episode features insight from writer and caregiving advocate, Jennifer Johannessen, former senior economic advisor to the Prime Minister, Tyler Meredith, CCCE Executive Director, Liv Mendelsohn, CCCE Director of Policy & Government Relations, James Janeiro, health journalist, Andre Picard & Care Provider & Union Rep. Juanita Forde.

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