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The Drift: How Canadians are navigating AI

Aalia Adam
The Drift
Artificial Intelligence
Healthcare
Sakai
Journalism

AI is transforming Canada — industry by industry, Canadian by Canadian. The Drift goes inside those stories with honest conversations about what AI is taking, what it’s giving, and what we refuse to let go of. Hosted by award-winning journalist Aalia Adam.

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Latest Episodes

More than a third of Canadian real estate listings are now written by AI. So how do you know what’s real when you’re making the biggest purchase of your life?

In this episode, Aalia sits down with David Ursino, a managing broker in Ontario responsib... more

A chatbot can plan your next vacation in ten seconds. So what happens to the people who used to do it for a living?

In this episode, Aalia sits down with Jamie Prince who left a corporate career to run a travel company, Prince Adventures, with his w... more

When a machine can make the picture, what exactly is a photographer selling?

Monique Weston has spent 25 years behind the camera, from film and darkrooms to digital, and now AI. She isn't anti-AI; she'll tell you exactly where she uses it and exactl... more

Nearly three in four Canadian students use AI for their schoolwork and most feel guilty doing it. So why are two-thirds of teachers still untrained to handle it?

Dr. Maggie McDonnell teaches professional writing at Concordia University. Instead of b... more

In this first episode of The Drift, Montreal cardiologist Dr. Ragui Ibrahim talks about what's actually broken in Canadian healthcare, the AI he built to try to fix it, and what happens to the connection between a doctor and a patient when there's a ... more

AI is changing every corner of Canadian life. The Drift goes inside that change, one industry at a time.

Hosted by journalist Aalia Adam, each episode features a real conversation with a Canadian navigating AI in their own work, from healthcare to e... more

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Dr. Ragui Ibrahim
Montreal cardiologist and founder of Sakai
Sakai
Episode: How AI Is Transforming Healthcare

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5.0 out of 5 stars from 2 ratings
  • Very interesting

    Excellent podcast. I’m in Uk but it’s fascinating to hear how these individuals and Canada as a whole are thinking about AI.

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    Annabelle H@Limestone
    United Kingdoma month ago

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How AI Is Transforming Healthcare
Q: What worries you most about AI in healthcare, and how do you see the human touch evolving?
The main concern is fear of change and losing the human connection; the goal is to use AI to give doctors more time with patients and to enhance, not erode, the physician–patient relationship.
How AI Is Transforming Healthcare
Q: What exactly have you built with Sakai to address these gaps, and how does it change a typical clinic day?
Sakai automates triage calls, books and reschedules appointments, gathers patient history, and generates structured notes, allowing doctors to see more patients with better-aligned data and less time spent on data entry.
How AI Is Transforming Healthcare
Q: Before we get to AI, you're inside the system every day. How would you describe Canadian healthcare right now?
The system is more disease-focused than health-promoting; it struggles with accessibility and time pressures, highlighting the need for AI to extend clinicians' reach and improve patient journeys from first contact to follow-up.

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