Here's a good story. I love cycling. Unfortunately my knees don't. I was having some problems so I went to see my local doctor who told me I'd have to see a specialist.
Unfortunately, our area didn't have specialists. So what they told me would happen. They'd put me on a list for the specialist. Once there were enough names on the list, a specialist would come to our area. So I waited a half a year. No appointment. Eventually I moved out of the area.
During the wait period, I was told I should get an MRI on my knees. The hospital near my house spent years fundraising for a CT Scanner... years. And that's what they bought. For me it is like saving up for years and years to buy a VCR when everyone is buying a DVD player.
So to get the MRI I had to wait for an 'off-peak' time to have it done.
Off-peak meant driving 120 miles to get to a hospital for my MRI appointment at 2 AM.
That's Canadian health care for you.
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