blood transfusion

ok let me first clarify no i did not have one done! There was no need as i said surgery was a success.
I have always filled out my forms for as long as i can recall No to a blood transfusion should the need arise.
My reasons are not religious they are personal. I am dismayed and fustrated that my arm was bend to the point it was implied i could possibly be denied my surgery for refusing a blood transfusion if it was needed unless for a religious reason.
how is that fair? I thought this was canada? i thought this is why i pay respects to my late grandfather and his comrades fallen and living alike for their strength and passion in fighting a war for our freedom?
so if canada really is the land of the free why was i reprimanded and forced to go back on something i feel so strongly about?
i know that screening is more intense now but there is always a risk or a chance of a mistake being made.