Tens of thousands of Canadians died waiting for medical care in the past year: report

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54. Thank you.

I assumed that was the case, but just wanted to double-check.

My sis is a Canadian citizen (dual citizenship), and she loves Canadian health care. She has raised two kids to adulthood, currently being treated for CLL, was hospitalized for nearly a month while they figured out a tricky major heath issue. Canada even paid for her husband's parking when he came to visit every day. He recently had a major surgery that was totally successful. Neither of them has ever seen a medical bill, and I had to explain what a copay is ... they've never seen that. Also, because of some program they have up there, she gets a very expensive long-term medication free of charge. Neither my sis nor her family have had a problem getting timely medical care. My sis' husband was taken care of quickly for his most recent serious surgery, but he *did* have to get on a waiting list for his previous knee replacement ... also totally successful. I don't think that's much different than it is here.

My sis *did* have to pay $6CDN to rent crutches when her kid broke his ankle snowboarding off their roof ... the medical attention was covered, though!