The family is still waiting on a medical examiner's report for his cause of death, but believe the medical system failed him.Colomb, who was employed with Mathias Colomb Cree Nation's public works department, is now being remembered by family and friends as a friendly, kind, hard-working outdoorsman.Nursing shortage, said she can't comment on Murdock Colomb's case, but says the nursing station is under a lot of pressure.
Indigenous Services Canada spokesperson Maddy Warlow said a new policy to improve access to primary care on-reserve was issued in June, and the department is working with community leaders and front-line staff on its implementation. "The health and well-being of Indigenous Peoples and communities is a high priority for our government, and our thoughts are with the family for their loss," she wrote.A young mother in Pukatawagan said she too had trouble accessing appropriate care at the nursing station.
"That's when I said, 'Good enough,' and then waited until child tax [payments] and got my kids ready and jumped the train" to The Pas, more than 200 kilometres to the south, she said, where she was immediately seen at St. Anthony's General Hospital.
That’s just totally wrong. He should have gotten help right away. There was a medical station who should have taken him right away. This is absurd 😠😠
Horrendous. Heartbreaking and criminal.
Plenty of people die all over the country everyday. Keep stoking there fire, CBC. Joke.
Enjoy free Canadian Healthcare
It’s always worse under Trudeau liberals Always !
At least Ukraine got our assistance.
I don’t think it takes any medical experience to know that was a cardiac emergency.
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but the current Fiberal Govt got all that straightened out - I thought with hiring a Ingenious Governor General that fixed everything - guess not a shame for the mans family to rely on something that never comes
shocking, in the middle of nowhere and the medical assistance wasn't up to par...
Meanwhile, 11,000 unemployed international medical graduate passing all relevant exams with years of experience driving Uber all over Ontario and applying for 139 positions a year with 1000 applicants for each position
Not even reading the article - its a white people's fault🤣🤣🤣
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Poor job Canada
Move closer to more populated areas
Sounds like laziness to me… hope this is a stark reminder for those nurses working there…
Our socialized healthcare system has completely crumbled. Poor man
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