2009-03-19:
04:31:39:
The Graham government is still juggling the balls of its provincial budget. Health Minister Mike Murphy says Social Development Minister Mary Schryer will have to budget for those who cannot afford the 130 dollar ambulance fee that’s being re-introduced, but Schryer’s office has informed us that’s up to the Health Department. Murphy is defending the fee saying there was a 45% increase in the use of ambulances when it was removed.
Murphy says the money saved from charging people for an ambulance trip can be reinvested back into paramedics.
