Thank you, Mr. Chairman. At first glance, it might seem that this does not affect many people in the North and it also may not be that expensive, but if you consider that the extended health benefits will cover the full costs of testing for these folks if they are in fact diagnosed with a condition which is listed under the specified disease conditions, quite often it can take a few trips and even up to a few years to correctly diagnose something.
My question is if they have a valid medical referral and we cannot do the testing here, do we really have to wait for a diagnosis in the south in Edmonton that fits this list before we are willing to cover this? Clearly it is not frivolous if they have been referred by a physician. Thank you.