Cross Country Checkup
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Cross Country Checkup is a Canada-wide open-line radio show that airs Sunday afternoons on CBC Radio One and is simulcast on CBC Country Canada.
Every week, host Rex Murphy presides over a lively discussion on an issue of national interest or importance and invites listeners to call in with their opinions and thoughts. The topics are usually related to Canadian politics. In addition to Murphy, the show has commentators who are experts or involved in the issue. They are interviewed by Murphy and answer questions from callers. The show has been running since 1965, when it was started to provide a nation-wide forum to discuss the then-proposed national health insurance system now in place in Canada. Since it is broadcast live, it airs at different times in each of the country's time zones. Previous hosts include Dennis Trudeau and Dale Goldhawk.