How can the Canadian health care system better care for its patients? Ask us your questions

The Globe and Mail · collected 2026-09-14 · by Globe Staff
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The Globe and Mail is inviting readers to submit questions about the Canadian healthcare system and volunteer efforts supporting it. The Q&A session with health editor Caroline Alphonso and national health reporter Alanna Smith will take place on Thursday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. ET. This follows a summer series called "Care Between the Lines" which highlighted various volunteer initiatives across Canada addressing gaps in healthcare services for patients.
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Story summary

The Globe and Mail has launched a series called "Care Between the Lines" highlighting volunteers who support the Canadian healthcare system by addressing patient needs that the formal system often overlooks. Examples include a non-profit in Saskatchewan providing transportation for medical appointments, stylists offering free haircuts at a Charlottetown hospital, and cyclists escorting seniors on outdoor excursions. The series aims to celebrate these volunteers while also pointing out gaps within Canada's healthcare system that leave patients feeling isolated. On Thursday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. ET, health editor Caroline Alphonso and national health reporter Alanna Smith will host a Q&A session to discuss the series, volunteer efforts across the country, and potential improvements for Canadian healthcare. Readers are invited to submit their questions either through an online form or by emailing audience@globeandmail.com.

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Canadian Charlottetown Saskatchewan

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Canadian NORP · 2× Alanna Smith PERSON · 1× Caroline Alphonso PERSON · 1× Charlottetown GPE · 1× Saskatchewan GPE · 1×

Narrative

From a non-profit organization in Saskatchewan that drives locals to their medical appointments, stylists giving free haircuts in a Charlottetown hospital, cyclists taking seniors out for outdoor excursions and many more stories, the series celebrated these volunteers while highlighting the gaps in a system that can feel isolating for patients.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-14
🔮 On Thursday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. ET, health editor Caroline Alphonso and national health reporter Alanna Smith will be answering your questions on the series, what volunteers are doing across the country, and how the Canadian health care system can better care for its patients.
2026-09-14 · The Globe and Mail
How can the Canadian health care system better care for its patients? Ask us your questions · assertive framing

Claims (4 extracted, 0 hedged)

The Q&A is happening on Thursday, Sept. 17. asserted
Q&A → happen → Thursday
This summer, we featured the stories of volunteers in Canadian health care in our Care Between the Lines series. asserted
we → feature → series
From a non-profit organization in Saskatchewan that drives locals to their medical appointments, stylists giving free haircuts in a Charlottetown hospital, cyclists taking seniors out for outdoor excursions and many more stories, the series celebrated these volunteers while highlighting the gaps in a system that can feel isolating for patients. asserted
that → drive → patients
On Thursday, Sept. 17 at 1 p.m. ET, health editor Caroline Alphonso and national health reporter Alanna Smith will be answering your questions on the series, what volunteers are doing across the country, and how the Canadian health care system can better care for its patients. asserted
system → answer → patients
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