This boy hurt in collision didn’t have an Indian status card, so Ottawa wouldn’t pay for medical evacuation

This boy hurt in collision didn’t have an Indian status card, so Ottawa wouldn’t pay for medical evacuation

The family of a seven-year-old boy from Deer Lake First Nation who was denied medical transportation coverage because he didn't yet have an Indian status card is calling for changes to Ottawa's Non-Insured Health Benefits (NIHB) program.Jordan Harper was seriously injured,

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