The province just made hefty cuts to a program that secures lodging for families with sick kids in hospital, impacting many, including a Vancouver Island family that has logged several hospital stays over the years for their son ... ... Health Minister Josie Osborne says the province has had to prioritize funding. “In the fiscal environment we’re in right now, the health ministry like all other ministries has been given a mandate to review programs, and so we were not able to expand the funding that we provide,” Osborne said. But BC’s Conservative health critic, Anna Kindy, said that’s not good enough ... CLICK HERE for the full story
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