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Dr. Alika Lafontaine is the president of the Canadian Medical Association and an anesthesiologist in Grande Prairie, Alta.
Canada’s workforce remains in crisis. With hospital overcrowding and staff shortages putting EDs at risk, pan-Canadian licensure is a crucial part of any plan to help ease the pressure.
Dr. Alika Lafontaine, president of the Canadian Medical Association, reflects on the problems and solutions facing a health-care system in crisis.