CANADA HAS SPENT $110,000 TO AVOID PAYING $6,000 FOR INDIGENOUS TEEN’S ORTHODONTICS
The Guardian
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The article begins:
Days after Justin Trudeau told the United Nations that his government was working hard to improve the quality of life for indigenous peoples in Canada, it has emerged that his government spent more than C$110,000 . . . in legal fees to avoid spending C$6,000 on orthodontics for a First Nations teenager suffering from chronic pain.
The girl in question, from the Sucker Creek First Nation, suffered from severe pain and migraines stemming from an impacted tooth and a serious overbite. Without surgery, she could have trouble eating and even speaking.
One doesn’t want to set a precedent, though. Which is why the Liberal government of Canada spent more money on legal fees fighting her request than simply paying for the damned surgery.
We gotta cut costs somewhere, right? Those $8.1 million outdoor skating rinks on Parliament Hill don’t pay for themselves, bucko!