Finance committee  It's a complex question. It's a good one, though. STARS started 34 years ago and had no government funding for almost two decades, simply because the rural and remote communities said, “We need this.” In a provincial system in which we're always looking for funds for health car

Finance committee  Thank you for the great question. We're actually partners with all the air medical programs in Canada. Ornge is the most recognizable, largest program. What differentiates us is that Ornge is an entirely provincially funded organization. I'd argue it has to be. It's a large, hig

Finance committee  We've gone to major corporations, starting in Alberta primarily, with huge support from oil and gas. Part of that has been that we are part of their emergency net. Think about mining, such as potash in Saskatchewan, and big oil and gas camps. When they're that far removed from

Finance committee  Thank you for the question. The $117 million actually purchases all nine aircraft—that's what it buys—servicing from the Manitoba-Ontario border through into British Columbia to Fernie and up to the Fort St. John area. As I said, the three provincial governments, all in, provid

Finance committee  Thank you, Mr. Chair, and thank you, members of the committee, for asking STARS to be part of your pre-budget consultation. STARS, which stands for Shock Trauma Air Rescue Service, is a non-profit organization that provides critical care, ambulance and air rescue support for com