--- "In the US, pre-Covid at least, medical malpractice was the third leading cause of deaths. It was responsible for something like a quarter of a million deaths annually." --Hey, don't argue with me... talk to the big brains at Johns Hopkins University.
MEANWHILE BACK AT THE RANCH:
"The report shows that 2,367 Canadians died while waiting for surgery in 2020 alone. Another 6,202 died while waiting for diagnostic scans or appointments with specialists."