In that particular case, a girl required medical treatment so that she could eat and talk without chronic pain. She was assessed by two pediatric specialists who said that it was required. It would have cost $8,000. The Government of Canada refused to pay that, and they've now spent $32,000 in litigation against that teenager. I spoke to the mom yesterday. She's relying on volunteer legal counsel, and I used my own personal air miles to fly her lawyer out so that she can meet with her. That's the balance of injustice.
I don't understand, as a taxpayer, why we didn't spend $8,000 for kids to be able to talk and eat properly without chronic pain. I understand the floodgates argument, but if there are other children out there who can't eat or talk properly without chronic pain, they're welcome to all my tax dollars.