A lady from Inuvik recently had to take a cab from the airport to the boarding home and had something go wrong on the way to the boarding home. The cab driver was untrained and unable to do anything for her. He passed her by, he had to pick her up and bring her to the hospital. Unfortunately, she passed away a couple of days later.
Mr. Speaker, is this how we care for our elders? When a family's elder goes out on medical travel or needs emergency services, they have to know that this government will look after them or care for them.
Providing on-the-ground services should not be treated as a business. They have an essential service to provide, and they should be monitored so they provide that service properly. They have to know who is travelling and why, and make proper arrangements to pick them up or look after them. We can't continue, Mr. Speaker, to allow this to happen. I will have questions for the Minister of Health and Social Services at the appropriate time. Thank you.
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