Not a wives tale, I know that for sure. He was not turned away, but he was told he had to wait, and that wait would have been a little too long. I know you have some first rate health professionals, because they are getting good jobs when they come to the states. I know all Canadians are not anti-US, but my experience thru hockey is that many think they are superior to Americans. And the worst racism I've seen came from Canadians, and also from folks in Philly, PA.
On another subject. Do you know why Canadians can get cheaper drugs than we can in the US? Is it their laws on controlling prices? What if the US adopted similar laws, would drug prices drop in the states? No, it would not drop prices, it would end the availability of newer better drugs. It costs a lot of money to develop new drugs, and most never make it to market. To pay for this the drug makers must sell their products at prices to make up for the high costs. Since Canada keeps the price down, folks in the US pay higher prices. If Canada changed their laws, their prices would rise some, and ours would fall. If the US imposed similar laws to control prices, the drug manufacturers would see no incentive to lose money, and would therefor stop trying to develop new drugs.
I thank God for Canada and hockey. But I am glad I have my freedom here. Maybe Don Cherry will end up wanting more freedom of expression and move to the states!