Churchill Keewatinook Aski Member of Parliament Niki Ashton has called on the Liberal government to deliver desperately needed health care services to the Island Lake region.  She says the communities of St. Theresa Point, Garden Hill, Wasagamak and Red Sucker Lake that total an estimated 14 thousand inhabitants only have nursing stations that fail to meet the numerous demands in the region adding the lack of services is forcing people into difficult situations and too often they need to move away from home to survive.

Ashton states a region of this size requires the services of a hospital. She called for a public inquiry into the inadequate health care First Nations people receive.