Canadians Take Action: Class action, that is, in law suits against Canadian hospitals for overlong waiting lists. And here's how one of the plaintiffs finally got her radiation therapy for breast cancer:

Ms. Cilinger, three months after her operation, finally called her daughter in her native Turkey for help. Within 24 hours, she had secured a radiation appointment at an Istanbul hospital. She returned to Canada $15,000 poorer and decided to take action.