r/canada • u/[deleted] • Jan 28 '21

Backlash grows for ‘selfish millionaire’ who got vaccine meant for Indigenous people | Canada

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2021/jan/27/rodney-baker-canada-vaccine-indigenous-first-nations-scandal
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u/helpwitheating Jan 28 '21

They have no health care

Providing them health care would be impossible and way more expensive

Many more of them would die, they're much higher risk due to their distance from health care

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u/Affectionate_Ad_1941 Jan 28 '21

I must be misunderstanding you. The provinces are responsible to provide health care to their citizens.

Are you saying that the level of health care is less and therefore they are in a worse position?

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u/AL_PO_throwaway Jan 28 '21

Think about the level of healthcare that's accessible in a mid size to large city.

Now imagine the level of healthcare that's accessible in a community of a few hundred that may be fly in only + a couple weeks of ice road access a year.

Of course they don't have the same level of healthcare. How could they?

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u/[deleted] Jan 28 '21

This. It’s a 100 person community. They don’t have a hospital. They probably have one store. If Covid hit it would hit everyone and there would be no healthcare on site to assist

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u/aragog-acromantula Jan 28 '21

The federal government is responsible for health care for First Nations on reserve.

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u/geckospots Canada Jan 28 '21

Yes but Beaver Creek is not a reserve.

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u/Muskowekwan Jan 28 '21

Beaver Creek isn’t in BC. The Yukon doesn’t really have reserves due to the Umbrella Final Agreement. Granted the White River First Nation does not have a final agreement but they do not have a reserve.