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The Evan Bray Show - Nadeem Esmail - September 23rd, 2025

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The cost of public health care insurance for the average Canadian family is increasing, it seems, along with the cost of nearly everything else in our everyday lives. A new study from the Fraser Institute indicates that the average Canadian family is seeing their health insurance costs 2.2 times higher, 1.6 times as fast as the rise in housing costs. Nadeem Esmail, director of health policy studies at the Fraser Institute and co-author of "The Price of Public Health Care Insurance, 2025, joins Brent Loucks to further reveal what the real cost of health care is for Canadians today.
23 Sep 2025 12PM English Canada News Commentary

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