The Pas MLA Amanda Lathlin addressed the Manitoba Legislature earlier this week regarding the death of Northern Manitoba patient Abraham Donkey who died from not having timely access to health care.
She added that the government’s failure to invest in northern infrastructures, their refusal to help people get health care in their communities, and making cuts to the Northern Patient Transfer Program and northern airports decrease the possibility that low income Northern Manitobans will survive when they need medical treatment. She asked if the government will recognize the danger of their approach and reserve what she calls reckless decisions.
Ron Schuler the Minster of Infrastructure responded by saying that they are focused on what is going on in Northern Manitoba and they will continue to stand up for the North.