It is a big deal to her..and sometimes these joint replacements can put people out of work = less taxes generated if unemployed. Also while CF and other things are important, reality is the system is still underfunded. Look at the stem cell transplant cancer patients who died because there was a wait-list and Ontario was paying (more) to send them to the states because there were no beds for them. The reality is even important life or death situations have a waitlist in Canada.