I know you don't want to hear this, but for a really small company like AnimEigo, and especially went they went through so much work (years' worth) to remaster the video, you should buy the R1 for this one.
I haven't seen any Canadian sites that carry it. $199 US plus shipping and duties for one show is just out of my budget right now.
I agree with dvd_master on this one, they charge an arm and a leg for a reason. I think its OK to support small companies like animeigo, after all they were the first company to release a domestic Japanese dubbed anime. Just be glad its $199.00, the original price was well over $500, then more people started pre-ordering the set.
Animeigo did a good job with this set and I totally agree with dvd-master. It is a small company and they do really good job with whatever animes they have. I don't really think it's that expensive to buy the R1s anyway.