Doucet and Dube Butt Heads Over Air Ambulance Service

Grand Manan Islanders breathing a bit easier now that their tie with mainland medical services is back--Health Minister Madeline Dube says she realized the importance of the island's air ambulance service when she visited the island and witnessed firsthand its unpredictable weather patterns.

But Charlotte-the-Isles MLA Rick Doucet tells CHSJ News Dube shouldn't be taking any credit because according to him delays in the service resulted in the death of one islander. He questions whether Dube "thinks she's some sort of hero" and slams the fact that the suspension of service happened in the first place.

Doucet says the air ambulance system wasn't broken before and nothing should have been changed.