February 14 2026-The State of Zoomer Love & Improving Canadian Healthcare

About this episode

The episode explores the state of love among Zoomer singles and discusses improvements in Canadian healthcare with insights from Darrell Bricker and a revisit of Dr. Danielle Martin's work.

February 14 2026-The State of Zoomer Love & Improving Canadian Healthcare With most people focused on coupling up, this Valentine’s weekend, we thought it is a good time to look in on Zoomer singles. In 2016, approximately 1.4 million Canadians aged 65 and over lived alone, accounting for more than one-quarter (26%) of that demo. The figure that rises sharply with age. By 2021, 42% of people aged 85 and older lived alone. The vast majority are women and a lot of them like it this way. I talked with Darrell Bricker, CEO of Ipsos Public Affairs, about whether older Canadians are looking for love. And Dr. Danielle Martin has been chosen to run for the Liberals in the bi-election that will be held in former deputy PM Chrystia Freeland’s old riding. University Rosedale is considered a safe Liberal seat and it is a safe bet Dr. Martin will play a big role in the government healthcare strategy. So here we revisit my 2017 interview on her book "Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians".

People in this episode

Guest: Darrell Bricker

Topics covered

• Zoomer love
• Canadian healthcare
• aging population
• Valentine's Day
• single seniors

Keywords

• Zoomer love
• Canadian healthcare
• aging
• seniors
• Valentine's Day
• Darrell Bricker
• Dr. Danielle Martin
• Ipsos Public Affairs
• healthcare strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Ipsos Public Affairs

Books & works: Better Now: Six Big Ideas to Improve Health Care for All Canadians

Places: Canada

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