Owen–
1. Life expectancy is NOT longer in Canada if one discounts deaths by violence (murder) or car accidents, etc. Both are higher in the USA, regrettably, but we also have larger and mutiple metropolitan centers.
2. In fact, life expectancy is longer for any variety of cancers–prostate for example–and access to health care better and broader in the USA. If you don’t think so, look at the facts; and ask why so many Candians cross the boarder for care (and no Americans cross the border for Canadian care).