Angus pressed Health Minister Jane Philpott during a parliamentary committee on Nov. 16 to explain how Health Canada keeps track of the needs of First Nations children. At first Philpott said she understood there was a tracking mechanism for how Health Canada responds to requests for service but then she deferred to a senior Health Canada official to answer the question. 'Private providers'"We don't track denials [of mental health services], because under this program everybody is eligible," Sony Perron said. CBC News asked Health Canada how it records requests and denials of mental health services for Indigenous youth. "That really speaks to the malpractice of Health Canada and the treatment of Indigenous children.

Source: CBC News November 23, 2016 13:20 UTC