There is insufficient healthcare services in Nova Scotia. Even the NS government states as much by putting the hospitals in a state of emergency due to the shortage. But the state of emergency has lasted years.

"Where's the value of an over-capacity protocol if you're continually in an over-capacity protocol? Doesn't that say something about hospital capacity?" he says.

In this case, it was also nice that
- he was informed he would not be recusitated.
- once diagnosed, neither he, nor his family was informed regarding his short remaining time