A surgery can involve a lot of resources, they tend to have long wait times. For comparison, this article from 2007 says the average wait for a surgery in canad

A surgery can involve a lot of resources, they tend to have long wait times. For comparison, this article from 2007 says the average wait for a surgery in canada is 4.5 months: http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2007/10/15/waittimes-fraser.html http://www.cbc.ca/news/health/story/2007/10/15/waittimes-fra...