I mean, normal Canadians also likely can't afford the cost of American surgery. And I can think of at least 1 time a prominent Canadian went to the USA for medical procedures that weren't available in Canada.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/william...

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-countries/articles/2016-08-...

Might be worth a quick Google before posting.