Today I'm speaking with Dr. Crystal Luchkiw & her lawyer Michael Alexander. Crystal is a family/palliative care physician in Barrie ON. Graduated from Lakehead University in 2009 with HBaSc majors in English literature and Psychology. Graduated from McMaster medical school in 2012 and completed rural family medicine in 2014. Initially, worked in local community hospitals as a hospitalist and found her passion in palliative care. In 2019 she took over a retiring doctor’s practice and continued providing palliative care for my community also. Michael Alexander is a litigation lawyer trained in Canada and United States with a highly successful track record in the areas of libel and defamation, administrative law, regulatory law, constitutional law and public policy. Experienced in advocacy before trial and appeal courts, including Supreme Court of Canada, as well as government tribunals and commissions in matters ranging from insurance disputes to Charter violations. Also highly experienced in strategic communications as a professional writer, speaker and media commentator.