You mean it’s worse than he says?
I went on the list for knee replacement in July 2016. They said 8 months to a year. I was just informed that they just don’t have the operating room enough, and I’m now November or December. I’ll bet it doesn’t even happen then.
It’s NOT free, and, unless it’s life threatening, be prepared to wait. Now, OTOH, if you want to spend many of your days running around to specialist after specialist because it’s a way of life, then you’ll always get an appointment. The doctors are happy to bill OHIP as often as possible. I see seniors do this all the time.