Dr. Barry Dworkin takes your calls and reads your texts, as we close out the final Sunday of October. But first, a few weeks ago, we reacted to a report from the Fraser Institute about how much Canadians pay (on average) in taxes for healthcare services. A follow-up report has since been released, and it evaluates where Canada has performed worldwide in 2026. We check in with Dr. Nadim Ismail, the Director of Health Policy Studies at the Fraser Institute.

<p>Dr. Barry Dworkin takes your calls and reads your texts, as we close out the final Sunday of October.&nbsp;But first, a few weeks ago, we reacted to a report from the Fraser Institute about how much Canadians pay (on average) in taxes for healthcare services. A follow-up report has since been released, and it evaluates where Canada has performed worldwide in 2026.&nbsp;We check in with Dr. Nadim Ismail, the Director of Health Policy Studies at the Fraser Institute.</p>