>I try not to pry but personally, I do have a friend in Canada that their dad needs a life saving operation but just can't get one. I really don't know what tha

>I try not to pry but personally, I do have a friend in Canada that their dad needs a life saving operation but just can't get one. I really don't know what that means. They say the appointment is too far out and it costs too much to get it done in the US or that they can't get approved or something. Here's something to help you understand the state of Canadian healthcare: Right now, it is impossible—let me repeat, impossible—for people in Atlantic Canada (the easternmost four provinces) without a family doctor to get one. <https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/nova-scotia-still-struggling-to-find-family-doctors-despite-incentives-1.5880836 https://atlantic.ctvnews.ca/nova-scotia-still-struggling-to-...> The waitlist has been years long for years. This is not something occurring only in rural areas; this is true in big cities like Halifax. I am hearing that the same is true in Vancouver.