Feds balk at tribunal’s demand that health services be approved for Indigenous children before ‘case conferencing’ – The Globe and Mail
Jun. 23, 2017
The federal government will ask a court to decide whether it is reasonable that it follow the orders of the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to process claims for health services for First Nations children within 12 to 48 hours without “case conferencing.”
Although the tribunal appears to have been talking about conferencing between bureaucrats, Indigenous Affairs Minister Carolyn Bennett and Health Minister Jane Philpott say the ruling could also affect discussions between doctors.
The Ministers said in a joint statement on Friday that the requirement that the claims be processed within the tight time frame and before case conferencing could mean the children do not get the best care and that they will “seek clarity” from the Federal Court about the tribunal’s order.
