The Tory government does not have the best interest of cancer patients in mind if its review of CancerCare Manitoba focuses on the dollars and cents, the opposition NDP alleges. NDP leader Wab Kinew revealed Monday the province is actively looking for an outside firm to review the province's cancer clinic. CancerCare Manitoba is already the gold standard, with short wait times for patients receiving radiation, he said. A review of CancerCare Manitoba, the province's prime centre for cancer treatment, is simply good practice to ensure efficiencies, health minister Cameron Friesen said. Asked why the government would review CancerCare, health minister Cameron Friesen responded with his own question.

Source: CBC News November 06, 2018 01:49 UTC