Hi. I too have been a proud owner of the Canon g9x ii. Really excellent image quality and other features, especially for something so small.
There's one potential drawback, though, with which I'm contending. The high-end compacts, especially if you let them sit in your pockets, are prone to getting dust on the sensor and, as a result, spots in your images. And it can be quite complicated to have them cleaned; either you need to know a guy who will hack in or it will go back to the manufacturer (or you can look at YouTube videos where people show a vacuum cleaner approach).
I have that problem with my g9x, for which I'd paid $500 (CDN), and Canon wants $400 to repair it! I had a similar problem with an older, and also very good, Canon S95, though I found a guy who I think only charged me $200. So when I head over to Scotland shortly, it'll be with a somewhat larger, though not-so-big, mirrorless camera that my nephew has lent me. It's a Sony a6000, and from what I can see, is very good. It has the bonus of interchangeable lenses, but of course, isn't pocketable.
Anyway, the dust issue I've described isn't something everyone runs into, but it's not uncommon either. Some people recommend carrying the compacts in cases around your neck or on a belt, or if putting them in a pocket, putting them in sandwich bags first.
Good camera, though, despite all that. And hey, maybe my pockets collect more lint than others'