Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I do have some specifics more or less. I won't use names, but these are files that have come across my desk that I have asked for exceptions for on their behalf.
I have a constituent whose husband passed away, and she was dealing with the grief and trauma of learning to become a new single mother. She needed medical travel, and she was told because her kids were under the age of 18, the medical travel system would be providing her with free child care. This is wrong on so many levels, and it prevented her from getting an extremely necessary diagnostic appointment until she gave in and bought the tickets herself. She needed to have her children with her. She struggles with child care and needed them to provide emotional support after an extremely traumatic event. If this is not something that could be given the exception, I don't know what is. So will the Minister reimburse her, apologize, and recognize the sensitivity of families who are grieving from the loss of a loved one in this policy? Thank youb, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Member from Range Lake. Minister of Health and Social Services.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I am not going to speak to specifics on the floor of this House when it comes to patients' health information and any issues that have come to my office. I am more than welcome to have that conversation with the Member. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. Mr. Speaker, I've already asked the Minister to deal with this. I've already had that conversation.
Mr. Speaker, I've got another constituent. The mother was sick. Stanton had to fly -- has always had to fly her out with kidney stones but they got so bad and she was told to wait. She went into septic shock and almost died. They refused to get her son to go as an escort. Instead, they had to pay thousands for hotels and accommodations, and medical travel ultimately paid for the days that they would send him down to pick her up and take her home but wouldn't pay for the weeks he was by her side. Will the Minister reimburse the full amount for that constituent for the moment they landed to the moment they left and provide support and relief for this family that's still struggling financially because of this discompassionate policy. Thank you, Mr. Speaker.
Thank you, Mr. Speaker. I am going to take that question on notice. Thank you.
Thank you, Minister of Health and Social Services. Oral questions. Member from Tu Nedhe-Wiilideh.
