Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, our priority is to provide medical transportation to patients, the people that require the services, the medical attention to treat their needs. Having said that, we recognize there are some sensitivities when you are dealing with unilingual individuals, particularly our elders. Nobody likes to see them be discomforted or put into situations that are not acceptable because of the fact they are unilingual. So what we try to impress upon boards and their travel personnel is to have not so much a dedicated escort available, but certainly somebody that is bilingual that could accompany the individual from their point of origin to their point of destination so that at least there will be somebody that is bilingual that can be able to assist anybody that may require some assistance, Mr. Speaker. Thank you.
Kelvin Ng on Question 446-13(4): Non-medical Escorts For Elders
In the Legislative Assembly on March 4th, 1997. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 446-13(4): Non-medical Escorts For Elders
Question 446-13(4): Non-medical Escorts For Elders
Item 6: Oral Questions
March 3rd, 1997
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Kelvin Ng Kitikmeot
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