As for healthcare, I have always found the Canadian system adequate to my needs. I was diagnosed with bladder cancer (superficial T1G1 tumour)last year and I had a complete CT scan and TUR surgery within the same month as my diagnosis. And it didn't cost me a dime. According to post #46, that bladder operation cost you, and every other Canadian, about $3000 CDN. Just because you didn't pay out-of-pocket for it doesn't mean it didn't cost you (or somebody else).