Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, our process for dealing with patients who cannot receive care in Canada is one that's laid out. It's used by other jurisdictions as well. In this case there are programs available in Canada that can be accessed and I'm not willing to go into a blow-by-blow scenario of what's been done in this specific case. Much has been done and we will continue to work with this case to try and bring some conclusion to it. But, as Minister, I will not intervene and direct our medical staff to send individuals to different countries and so on. I will still be using the established practice that is in place but, as I already committed previously, I will sit down with the department to see what we can do in this case to try and help expedite that. But it's not a case of not being referred. We have had doctors in our jurisdiction make the necessary referrals to try and help this patient along. Thank you.
Floyd Roland on Question 207-15(5): Medical Treatment Wait Times
In the Legislative Assembly on October 27th, 2006. See this statement in context.
Further Return To Question 207-15(5): Medical Treatment Wait Times
Question 207-15(5): Medical Treatment Wait Times
Item 6: Oral Questions
October 26th, 2006
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