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World Cup exposes vulnerabilities in Canada’s health care system
31 minutes Posted Jan 26, 2026 at 11:00 am.
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On this episode of the CMAJ Podcast, Dr. Mojola Omole and Dr. Blair Bigham examine how large-scale events expose weaknesses in Canada’s health care capacity. The discussion draws on the CMAJ editorial Mass gathering events underscore serious vulnerabilities in health care capacity in Canada, which argues that Canada’s hospitals lack the flexibility to absorb even modest surges in demand. With the FIFA World Cup approaching, the episode asks how prepared the system really is. Dr. Catherine Var...