We have a lot of students from the North who do attend post-secondary facilities in Alberta. It seems to almost be a destination of choice. I don’t have any statistics to bear that out. Where a constituent or resident can prove a cost savings to the government, the cost to get from Grande Prairie to Edmonton to see a specialist is a lot less than getting from Hay River to Edmonton. Where it is an absolute, undeniable, proven case of where it would cost less to waive the policy about it having to originate in the Northwest Territories, would this not be something that the Minister could simply and quickly and expeditiously put into place?
Jane Groenewegen on Question 337-16(4): Medical Travel Policy For Students
In the Legislative Assembly on February 16th, 2010. See this statement in context.
Question 337-16(4): Medical Travel Policy For Students
Oral Questions
February 15th, 2010
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