STORY: Toronto Family Waits 3 Years for Baby Boy’s Surgery

SecondStreet.org sat down with Stefanos Michelis from Toronto – the father of a little boy who had to wait 3 years for an important surgery.

Little George was born with a birth defect that required surgery to fix. For months, the family heard nothing about when he would be able to get the procedure. 

After speaking to the media, the system finally got around to George.

Watch the full interview via the video above, or click here. To learn more about Canada’s growing waiting list crisis and potential solutions, read our policy brief here.

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