Meanwhile in the U.S., many physicians are considering whether they can continue doing their jobs under a second Trump administration.

CBC spoke with two American physicians seeking to relocate to Canada and a third who recently moved to B.C.

The three declined to speak on the record, citing a fear of retribution for speaking critically of the Trump administration. But they shared concerns over health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. advancing an anti-science and vaccine-skeptical agenda.

Concerns over the political climate in the U.S. has opened a “floodgate” of inquiries about moving to Canada, according to recruiter Michelle Flynn.

To deal with the influx of inquiries from American physicians wanting to come to Canada, Flynn said she is now conducting interviews five days a week, up from three days a week previously.

“We’re getting 60-plus physicians coming to and registering on our website a month,” she said.

  • Quilotoa
    13·
    5 days ago

    Well, he united Canada as it’s never been united before, inspired a wave of Canadian patriotism, caused the rest of the world to shower us with support, raised the Liberal Party from its death bed, and now he’s helping to solve our health care problems. Trump is amazing. (tic)

  • Showroom7561
    23·
    6 days ago

    “Investigate” what? Healthcare professionals don’t want to work under a Nazi Regime. What’s hard to understand?

    The same happened when Nazis controlled Germany, and guess what? They also came to Canada 😁

  • peteyestee@feddit.orgEnglish
    241·
    6 days ago

    There’s nowhere for us poor people to go. My death will be in America. By them or by suicide. St. Luigi.

    • wirebeadsEnglish
      13·
      6 days ago

      Or fighting for the freedom of you, and the rest of Americans in the same position as you.

    • Chee_Koala@lemmy.world
      7·
      6 days ago

      I knew folks who literally walked from Afghanistan to the Netherlands. Where there is a will, there is way (to seek refuge)

        • HellsBelle@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
          7·
          6 days ago

          Just a head’s up if you do … don’t come in winter. It’s just too dangerous, especially along the BC-to-northwestern Ontario section.

          -40 is bad, and others who’ve tried have died or lost limbs/fingers/toes to the freezing cold.

  • GraniteM@lemmy.world
    15·
    6 days ago

    Not a doctor, but I live in the southeastern US, and I’ve said that I have personal, regional, national, and global reasons for wanting to move north.

  • GingaNinga@lemmy.world
    131·
    6 days ago

    They’ll have to be prepared to make a lot less money but otherwise life is great up here. they’re still doctors, I’m sure they’ll do just fine.

    • gramie
      12·
      6 days ago

      When someone I know moved back to Canada as a GP, he said that his income actually went up slightly.

      His clinic in Indiana required to people for each doctor, working on nothing but billing and insurance. His clinic in Canada had one billing person for five doctors.

      There are several ways that our health system benefits doctors’ take home pay, aside from billing. Malpractice insurance is another.

    • Akuchimoya@startrek.website
      8·
      5 days ago

      Yeah, if I were a doctor in the US, I’d choose a slight, even moderate, pay cut over getting thrown in prison (if lucky, and not just disappeared) for treating patients who need treatment.

    • Quilotoa
      3·
      5 days ago

      But pay a lot less in insurance also. Plus a lot fewer lawsuit hassles.

    • kent_ehEnglish
      2·
      5 days ago

      They also won’t have to waste half of their time arguing with dumbass insurance companies who are second guessing their treatment plans.